Electric Flux

Electric Flux
•It is the rate of flow of electric field
through a given surface
Electric field If the electric field is
perpendicular to area surface,
𝐼𝐸 = 𝐸𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅
COS ∅ 𝑜𝑟 cos 0 = 1
𝐼𝐸 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑥
E= Electric field
A = area surface
Area Surface Cos ∅ = angle between the
normal line
 Electric field If the electric field is not
perpendicular to area surface,
∅ 𝐼𝐸 = 𝐸𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅
𝜃

𝐼𝐸 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑥
E= Electric field
A = area surface
Area Surface Cos ∅ = angle between the
normal line
 NORMAL LINE If the electric field is parallel to
area surface,
𝐼𝐸 = 𝐸𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅
Electric field
𝐼𝐸 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑥
E= Electric field
Area Surface A = area surface
Cos ∅ = angle between the
normal line
cos ∅ 𝑜𝑟 cos 90 = 0 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑙𝑢𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑍𝑒𝑟𝑜
What is the electric flux through
a sphere of radius 4m that
contains a (a) 50 micro coulomb
and (b) -50 micro coulomb
charge at its center?
 Area of sphere= (4𝜋𝑟 2 )
𝑘.𝑞
E=
4m 𝑟2
1
+ K=
𝐼𝐸 = 𝐸𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅ 4𝜋𝐸0
= E (4𝜋𝑟 2 ) 𝐸0 = 8.85 𝑋 10^ − 12
𝑘.𝑞
= 𝑟2 (4𝜋𝑟 2 )
1
= 4𝜋𝐸 q (4𝜋𝑟 2 )
0.𝑟2
𝑞
=𝐸
0
A horizontal disk has a radius of 3m
happened to hit by electric field. The
angle between the electric field and the
normal line is 60 degrees. Calculate the
flux passes through the surface. Electric
field is 100N/C.
What is the electric flux through a sphere
of radius 5m that contains a 60 micro
coulomb?