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NEET UG 2019 · Physics · Question 36

NEET 2019 Physics, question 36

Question 36 of the NEET 2019 paper (code P1) is a Physics question from Electric Charges and Fields. Its idea, Field of Line Charge, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q36 · Physics

Two parallel infinite line charges with linear charge densities +λ C/m and −λ C/m are placed at a distance of 2R in free space. What is the electric field mid-way between the two line charges ?

  1. 1zero
  2. 22λπϵ0R\frac{2\lambda}{\pi\epsilon_0 R} N/C
  3. 3λπϵ0R\frac{\lambda}{\pi\epsilon_0 R} N/COfficial answer
  4. 4λ2πϵ0R\frac{\lambda}{2\pi\epsilon_0 R} N/C

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

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