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Define the following term.
Linear charge density.

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Linear charge density (λ) is the quantity of charge per unit length, measured in coulombs per meter (C. • m−1), at any point on a line charge distribution. Charge density can be either positive or negative, since electric charge can be either positive or negative.


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