A 10 m long copper wire with radius of 2.0 mm carries a uniform surface charge density of 3.0 x 10 ^-6 C/m ^2.What is the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 10 cm from the wire.

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A 10 m long copper wire with radius of 2.0 mm carries a uniform surface charge density of 3.0 x 10 ^-6 C/m ^2.What is the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 10 cm from the wire. 

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