Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 21, Problem 39P
(II) Draw, approximately, the electric field lines emanating from a uniformly charged straight wire whose length ℓ is not great. The spacing between lines near the wire should be much less than ℓ. [Hint: Also consider points very far from the wire.]
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