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Continuous Charge Distribution, FLUX, GAUSS's LAW
Continuous Charge Distribution, FLUX, GAUSS's LAW
ELECTRIC FLUX
Electric flux (𝜙E) is defined as the total number of electric field lines
passing normally through a surface.
Electric flux through a small area ‘dS’
is defined as,
d𝜙E = E.dS
The total flux through the surface S is,
𝜙E = ∫ 𝑬. 𝒅𝑺
Thus,
𝜙E = ∮ 𝐸𝑑𝑆
= E∮ 𝑑𝑆
1 𝑞
= 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟2 ∮
𝑑𝑆
1 𝑞
= 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟2
.4𝜋r2 [ ∵ ∮ 𝑑𝑆= 4𝜋r2]
𝑞
i.e, 𝜙E = , hence proved.
𝜀0
This is the electric field at the surface of the sphere. The force on the point charge q 0 , if
placed on the surface S will be,
F = q0.E
1 𝑞𝑞0
= .
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2