Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A charge distribution consisting of charge distributed uniformly along an infinitely extended straight line, used as a standard example for calculating electric fields.
AP course connection
Topic 8.4: 8.4 Electric Fields of Charge Distributions