Physics · Electrostatics
An infinitely long wire is stretched horizontally 4 m above the surface of the Earth. It carries a charge of 1.0 microcoulomb (μC) per cm of its length. The value of the electric field at a point on the Earth vertically below the wire is:
- 12.5 × 103 N/C
- 24.5 × 105 N/C✓
- 345.0 N/C
- 44.5 N/C
Correct answer
4.5 × 105 N/C
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