| Electric field of a point charge | Electric field of a dipole |
| $(1)$ It is radially inward or outward. | $(1)$ It is not radial. |
| $(2)$ It decreases according to $\frac{1}{r^{2}}$. | $(2)$ It decreases according to $\frac{1}{r^{3}}$ for large distances. |
| $(3)$ Its electric field lines are linear. | $(3)$ Its electric field lines are not linear except on the axis. |
| $(4)$ In its electric field,electric potential is zero at infinite distance only. | $(4)$ In its electric field,electric potential is zero at every point on the equatorial plane. |
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