A 10-centimeter glass rod has a charge of +10 picocoulombs.  What is the electric field 3 centimeters away from the center of the rod?   2. What would the field be if the rod had the same charge density, but was a mile long?

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1. A 10-centimeter glass rod has a charge of +10 picocoulombs.  What is the electric field 3 centimeters away from the center of the rod?  
2. What would the field be if the rod had the same charge density, but was a mile long? 

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