QUESTION 21What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a point that is a perpendicular distance of 2.0 cm away from aninfinitely long line of uniform charge with linear charge density -6.0 nC/m?1,800 n/C radially inward toward the wire.3,600 N/C radially outward away from the wire.O 5,400 N/C radially inward toward the wire.7,200 N/C parallel to the wire9,000 N/C radially inward toward the wire.

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What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a point that is a perpendicular distance of 2.0 cm away from an infinitely long line of uniform charge with linear charge density -6.0 nC/m? O 1,800 n/C radially inward toward the wire. 3,600 N/C radially outward away from the wire. O 5,400 N/C radially inward toward the wire. O 7,200 N/C parallel to the wire O 9,000 N/C radially inward toward the wire.

What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a point that is a perpendicular distance of 2.0 cm away from an infinitely long line of uniform charge with linear charge density -6.0 nC/m? O 1,800 n/C radially inward toward the wire. 3,600 N/C radially outward away from the wire. O 5,400 N/C radially inward toward the wire. O 7,200 N/C parallel to the wire O 9,000 N/C radially inward toward the wire.

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Chapter15: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

Section15.4: Electric Fields

Problem 15.6QQ: Rank the magnitudes of the electric field at points A, B, and C in Figure 15.15, with the largest...

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