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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:

An infinitly long wire is charged uniformly with charge density $\lambda$ and placed in air, the electric field at distance r from wire will be:

Options:

$\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{\lambda}{r}$

$\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{\lambda}{r^2}$

$\frac{\lambda}{2 \varepsilon_0}$

$\frac{\lambda}{2 \pi \varepsilon_0 r}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{\lambda}{2 \pi \varepsilon_0 r}$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → $\frac{\lambda}{2 \pi \varepsilon_0 r}$