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Question
Electric intensity outside a charged cylinder having the charge per unit length 'λ' at a distance from its axis is ________.
(a) E = `(2pi in_0 lambda)/(Kr^2)`
(b) E = `(in_0 lambda)/(2piKr^2)`
(c) E = `lambda/(2piin_0Kr)`
(d) E = `(4piin_0lambda)/(Kr^2)`
Solution
E = `lambda/(2piin_0Kr)`
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