Gauss’s Law

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Gauss’s Law: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electric Flux, Gauss Theorem in Electrostatics, Proof of Gauss Law, Area Vector and, Electric Field due to a Long Charged Cylinder Using Gauss's Law

Important Questions on Gauss’s Law

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The SI unit of electrical flux is:

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The electric field components due to a charge inside the cube of side 0.1 m are as shown:

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  E x =αx , where  α=500 N C-1m-1

  E y =0, E z =0 .

Calculate (i) the flux through the cube, and (ii) the charge inside the cube.

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Which law is used to derive the expression for the electric field between two uniformly charged large parallel sheets with surface charge densities σ and σ respectively:

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Applying Gauss theorem, the expression for the electric field intensity at a point due to an infinitely long, thin, uniformly charged straight wire is

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The charge density of uniformly charged infinite plane is σ. A simple pendulum is suspended vertically downward near it. Charge q0 is placed on metallic bob. If the angle made by the string is θ with vertical direction then _____

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If charge q is placed on one of the vertex of a cube. Then flux passing through any one surface of cube is _____

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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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An electric field E is present r to a square plate of side length L. What is the flux passing through the plate?

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A charge Q is distributed uniformly in a sphere (solid). Then the electric field at any point r, where r<R ( r is radius of sphere) varies as_____.

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Two infinitely long parallel conducting plates having surface charge densities +σ and -σ respectively are separated by a small distance. The medium between the plates is vacuum, if εo is dielectric permittivity of vacuum, then the electric field in the region between the plates is-

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A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by

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E.ds=Qnetεo

E signifies the _____ passing through a certain area dS. Qnet is the total amount of charge and εosignifies the permittivity of the vacuum.

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Derive Gauss's law from Coulomb's law.

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A hollow cylinder has a charge q coulomb within it. If ϕ is the electric flux in units of Volt meter associated with the curved surface B, the flux linked with the plane surface A in units of Volt meter will be

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The  SI unit of electric flux is:

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A parallel plate capacitor has two square plates with equal and opposite charges. The surface charge densities on the plates are +σ and σ respectively. In the region between the plates the magnitude of the electric field is

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The potential (in volts) of a charge distribution is given by

Vz=30-5z2 for z1 m

Vz=35-10 z for Z1 m .

V(z) does not depend on x and y. If this potential is generated by a constant charge per unit volume ρ0 (in units of ϵ0 ) which is spread over a certain region, then choose the correct statement.

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The  SI unit of electric flux is:

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The ratio of electric field intensity at P & Q in the shown arrangement is


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A charge Q is placed at a distance a2 above the centre of a square surface of side length a. The electric flux through the square surface due to the charge would be?
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