Make a small dipole by bringing the two charges very close to each other, where they are barely touching. The midpoint of the two charges should still be on one of the grid point intersections (see figure below). The figure shows one positive charge and one negative point charge placed very close to each other on the same horizontal line on a grid. The charges are barely touching each other. The positive charge is to the left of the negative charge. Measure the strength of the electric field 0.5 m directly above the midpoint as well as 1 m directly above. Does the strength of the electric field decrease as 1 over distance squared ( 1/r2 )? View Available Hint(s)for Part I Hint 1for Part I. How to approach the problem If the strength of the field is decreasing as 1/r2 , then the ratio of the magnitudes of the electric field measured at two distances, say 0.5 m away and 1 m away, would be Er=0.5/Er=1=(1/0.5)2/(1/1)2=4 .Compare this value to the value you measure with an E-Field Sensor. Yes, it does. No, it decreases less quickly with distance. No, it decreases more quickly with distance