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Why does electric field inside a dielectric decrease when placed in an external field?

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Electric field in the dielectric medium is given by:E = q4πkεor2where k is the dielectic constant of the medium.Electric field is inversely proportional to the dielectric constant of the medium, therefore electric field strength decreases inside the dielectric medium.

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