MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Explain why charges accumulate more at sharp points of a conductor.

Important Questions on Gauss' Law and its Application

MEDIUM
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 13
Two spheres of different radii are connected together. They are given a charge. Find the relation between the surface charge density and radii of the two spheres.
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 14
If coulomb's law were an inverse cube law F∝1r3, would Gauss's still hold.
EASY
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 15
If a Gaussian surface does not include any charge, does it necessarily mean that electric field is zero at all points on the surface.
EASY
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 16
Is electric flux a scalar or a vector?
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 1
State Gauss's theorem. Hence, show that the charges on a spherical shell practically produce their field at an external point in such a way that they may be supposed to be concentrated at its centre.
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 2
Apply Gauss's law to find the intensity of electric field at a point due to (i) infinitely long straight charged wire 
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 2
Apply Gauss's law to find the intensity of electric field at a point due to (ii) uniformly charged thin spherical shell.
HARD
12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
A Text Book of PHYSICS PART 2 : CLASS 12>Chapter 3 - Gauss' Law and its Application>EXERCISE 3>Q 3
Using Gauss's law show that any excess charge given to an isolated conductor resides entirely on the outer surface of the conductor. Show further that the same holds even if there is a cavity cut in the conductor.