Chapter 15 - Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 555: 19

At very large distances, the object looks very small- like a point. Hence, the electric field pattern looks like that due to a point charge located at the object.

At very large distances, the object looks very small- like a point. Hence, the electric field pattern looks like that due to a point charge located at the object.