Given, Linear charge density, λ=8nC/m=8×10−9C/m The relation between surface charge density and linear charge density can be given as
2kλ
r
=
σ
ε0
.....(i) where, k= Coulomb's constant, λ= linear charge density, σ= surface charge density, ε0= absolute electrical permittivity of free space and r= distance. Substituting the values in Eq. (i), we get σ=