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Question
The intensity of the electric field at a point at a perpendicular distance ‘r’ from an infinite line charge, having linear charge density ‘λ’ is given by:
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E = `(1/(4π∈_0))λ/r`
E = `(1/(4π∈_0)) (2λ)/r`
E = `(1/(4π∈_0)) λ/r^2`
E = `(1/(4π∈_0)) (2λ)/r^2`
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Solution
E = `(1/(4π∈_0)) (2λ)/r`
The intensity of the electric field at a point at a perpendicular distance ‘r’ from an infinite line charge, having linear charge density ‘λ’ is given by: E = `(1/(4π∈_0)) (2λ)/r`
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