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An infinitely long charged wire produces an electric field of magnitude 1.17 103 N/C at a distance of 46.4 cm perpendicular to the wire. The direction of the electric field is toward the wire. (a) What is the charge distribution? (b) How many electrons per unit length are on the wire? (The charge of an electron is 1.602 10-19 C.) electrons per meter

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