The expression for electric field intensity at a point outside a uniformly charged thin plane sheet is (where $d$ is the distance of the point from the plane sheet):

  • A
    independent of $d$
  • B
    directly proportional to $\sqrt{d}$
  • C
    directly proportional to $d$
  • D
    directly proportional to $\frac{1}{\sqrt{d}}$

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