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A rod lies along the X-axis with one end at the origin and the other at `x rarr oo`. It carries a uniform charge `lambda Cm^(-1)`. The electric field at the point `x=-a` on the axis will be

A

`E=lambda/(4pi epsi_(0)a) (-hat(i))`

B

`E=lambda/(4pi epsi_(0)a) (hat(i))`

C

`E=lambda/(2pi epsi_(0)a) (-hat(i))`

D

`E=lambda/(2pi epsi_(0)a) (hat(i))`

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