A long copper wire with radius of 1.0 mm carries a uniform surface charge density of 5.0 x 10-6 C/m^2 A. Find the total charge in a 1.0-meter-long section of the wire. B. Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 15 cm from the wire

A long copper wire with radius of 1.0 mm carries a uniform surface charge density of 5.0 x 10-6 C/m^2 A. Find the total charge in a 1.0-meter-long section of the wire. B. Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 15 cm from the wire

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A. Find the total charge in a 1.0-meter-long section of the wire.

B. Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 15 cm from the wire

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