The charge per unit length on a long, straight filament is -90.0 µC/m. Find the electric field a) 10.0 cm b) 20.0 cm and c) 100 cm from the filament, where distances are measured perpendicular to the length of the filament.

The charge per unit length on a long, straight filament is -90.0 µC/m. Find the electric field a) 10.0 cm b) 20.0 cm and c) 100 cm from the filament, where distances are measured perpendicular to the length of the filament.

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Chapter24: Gauss’s Law

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15. The charge per unit length on a long, straight filament is -90.0 µC/m. Find the electric
field a) 10.0 cm b) 20.0 cm and c) 100 cm from the filament, where distances are
measured perpendicular to the length of the filament.

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