The electric field intensity due to an infinite cylindrical thin wire having charge $q$ per unit length at a distance $r$ from its axis is

  • A
    Directly proportional to $r^2$
  • B
    Directly proportional to $r^3$
  • C
    Inversely proportional to $r$
  • D
    Inversely proportional to $r^2$

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