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A thread carrying a unifrom charge `lambda` per unit length has the configuration shown in fig, Assuming a curvature radius `R` to be considerably less than the length of the thread, find the magnitude fo the electric field strength at the point `O`.
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(a) `E=(sqrt(2) lambda)/(4 pi in_(0) r)` (b) E = 0
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