Question
In how many ways the continuous charges are distributed?
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Answer
►There are three types of continuous electric charge distribution.
(1) Linear distribution.
(2) Surface distribution.
(3) Volume distribution.
(1) Linear distribution.
(2) Surface distribution.
(3) Volume distribution.
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