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Grade 12Electrostatics

why the electric field of a infinite wire is independent of the distance ‘r’? Don’t it violate Coulomb’s Law which states that Electrostatic force is inversely proportional to distance square i.e. r^2 ?

Profile image of Akash Asthana
11 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
your ,question is wrong as E due to an infinite sized charged sheet not infinitely long wire is independent of distance.Moreover there is no sense of violation of coulomb’s law as E due to charged sheet is formulated as an aplication of Gauss’law which itself is derived from coulomb’s law.
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11 Years ago
Thanks for ur answer.  It is  a good answer.I Really appreciate that.