A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge σ in the upper half and negative surface charge -σ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in: (figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)

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A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge σ in the upper half and negative surface charge -σ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in: (figures are schematic and not drawn to scale) (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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Tangent to the electrical field lines will give us the direction at a given point.

Q. A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge σ in the upper half and negative surface charge −σ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in: (figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)

Tangent to the electrical field lines will give us the direction at a given point.

Q. A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge $σ$ in the upper half and negative surface charge $- σ$ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in:
(figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)