Applications of Gauss's Law

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Applications of Gauss's Law: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electric Field due to a Charged Spherical Shell Using Gauss's Law, Electric Field due to a Large Charged Sheet Using Gauss's Law and, Electric Field due to a Long Line Charge Using Gauss's Law

Important Questions on Applications of Gauss's Law

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A hollow charged metal sphere has radius r. If the potential difference between its surface and a point at a distance 3r from the centre is V, then electric field intensity at a distance 3r is:

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Flux coming out from a unit positive charge enclosed in air is

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A conducting spherical shell of radius R has a charge +q units. The electric field due to the shell at a point

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Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 have equal surface charge densities. The ratio of their charges is ___.

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The electric potential at the surface of a charged spherical conductor of radius 10 cm is 15 V. Electric potential at its centre in volt is 

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An electron of 103 eV energy is fired from a distance of 5 mm perpendicularly towards an infinite charged conducting plate. What should be the minimum charge density on plate so that electron fails to strike the plate?

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A particle of mass 9×10-5 gm is placed at some height above a uniformly charged horizontal infinite non conducting plate having a surface charge density 5×10-5 C/m2. What should be the charge on the particle so that on releasing it will not fall down. Take, g=9.8 m/s2

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Two metallic plates each of area is 1 m2 placed parallel to each other at a separation of 0.05 m. Both have charges of equal magnitude but of opposite nature. If the magnitude of electric field in space between them is 5.5 V/m, then calculate the magnitude of charge on each plate.

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A charge of 10 μC is given to a metallic plate of area 10-2 m2. Determine the intensity of electric fields at points near by.

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An infinite line charge produces an electric field of 9×104 N/C at 2 cm from it. Determine the linear charge density.

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The intensity of electric field due to a charged sphere at a point at a distance of 20 cm from in centre is 10 V/m. The radius of sphere is 5 cm. Determine the intensity of electric field at a distance of 8 cm from the centre.

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Consider two infinite parallel planes having charge densities +σ and -σ respectively. What is the magnitude of the electric field at some point in the region between them?

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Consider two long straight line charges having linear charge densities λ1 and λ2. Derive expression for the force per unit length acting between them.

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Graph the variation of electric field with distance for a uniformly charged non-conducting sheet.

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Write the expression for force per unit area on a charged spherical conductor and give its direction.

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Electric field intensity due to a long straight charged wire varies with 1ras shown in 

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