In the figure, a very large plane sheet of positive charge is shown. P1 and P2 are two points at distance l a n d 2 l  from the charge distribution. If σ  is the surface charge density, then the magnitude of electric fields E1 and E2 at P1 and P2 respectively are:

Option 1 - <p>E<sub>1</sub> =<span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <mi>σ</mi> <mo>/</mo> <msub> <mrow> <mi>ε</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msub> <mo>,</mo> <msub> <mrow> <mi>E</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msub> <mo>=</mo> <mi>σ</mi> <mo>/</mo> <mn>2</mn> <msub> <mrow> <mi>ε</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 2 - <p>E<sub>1</sub> =<span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <mi>σ</mi> <mo>/</mo> <msub> <mrow> <mi>ε</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msub> <mo>,</mo> <msub> <mrow> <mi>E</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msub> <mo>=</mo> <mi>σ</mi> <mo>/</mo> <msub> <mrow> <mi>ε</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 3 - <p>E<sub>1</sub> =E<sub>2 </sub>=<span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math><mrow><mi>σ</mi> <mo>/</mo> <mn>2</mn> <msub><mrow><mi>ε</mi></mrow> <mrow><mn>0</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></math> </span></p>
Option 4 - <p>E<sub>1</sub> =E<sub>2 </sub>=<span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <mi>σ</mi> <mo>/</mo> <msub> <mrow> <mi>ε</mi> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
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Detailed Solution:

(Independent of distance)

E 1 = E 2 = σ 2 0

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