ELECTRIC FIELD,

ELECTRIC FLUX &

GAUSS LAW

By: Ms. Rhenz Marielle M. Pasion, LPT

 LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
Define and describe an

Calculate electric flux

and apply Gauss Law.
electric field.

Apply the concept of electric

field in simple problem solving.

Define and describe the

concept of electric flux.
Electric Field
 Electric Field
Region of space in which an electric charge experiences a
force.

Electric field ES, a vector quantity, is the force per unit charge
exerted on a test charge at any point.

Arrows on the field lines indicate the

direction of the field, i.e. the direction a
positive test charge would move.
FORMULAS:
The magnitude of the electric field at a point as the force per unit charge.

E and F are vectors. From this we see that the force on a charge q is simply:

F=E*q

The force between two electric charges is given by:

Therefore, the Electric Field can be written as:

The electric field is the force
per unit of charge and hence
has units of Newtons per
Coulomb.
 WORDED PROBLEMS
A charge of 8 C experiences a force of 200 N. What is the
electric field strength present?

GIVEN: SOLUTION:
200 N
8C

REQUIRED:
Electric field
present
EQUATION:
 WORDED PROBLEMS
Calculate the electric field strength 30 cm from a 5 nC charge.

GIVEN: SOLUTION:
30 cm
5 nC

REQUIRED:
electric field a distance
from a given charge
EQUATION:
5 RULES OF ELECTRIC FIELD
 VISUALIZATION OF
ELECTRIC FIELD

EARTH’S
MAGNETIC FIELD
Electric Flux
 Electric Flux
is a measure of the “flow” of electric field through a surface.

(Φ) is the product of the magnitude of the electric field (E)

and the surface area (A) perpendicular to the field.
proportional to the number of electric field
lines penetrating some surface.
 The field lines may make some angle θ with the
perpendicular to the surface. Then, Φ = E A cos θ

Gauss’s Law
-The total of the electric flux out of a closed surface is equal to the
charge enclosed divided by the permittivity.
 WORDED PROBLEMS
An 8000 N/C uniform electric field is passing perpendicular
through a 10-m^2 flat square area. What is the electric flux?

GIVEN: SOLUTION:
8000 N/C uniform Φ=EA
10-m^2 flat square area
Φ
REQUIRED: Φ
Electric flux

EQUATION:
Φ=EA
*even if you use Φ = E A cos θ, since the angle
between the electric field direc-tion and a line drawn
a perpendicular to the area, cos 0 will be equal to 1,
so, you will still arrive at the same answer.
ACTIVITY 2: PROBLEM SOLVING ON ELECTRIC FIELD & ELECTRIC FLUX
1. A charge of 2 μC is 0.5m from a charge of 3 μC. Find the electric force.

2. Two equal charges are located 1m from each other. The force acting between
them is 2N. How many Coulombs is each charge?

3. How far apart must two electrons be if the force between them is 1x 10-12 N?

4. A charge of 3μC is used to test the electric field of a central charge of 6C that
causes a force of 800N. What is the magnitude of the electric field?

5. What is the electric flux when a uniform electric field of 9000 N/C passes
through a flat square area of 2m^2 at a 30° angle?

Solve at 1 whole
sheet of paper.
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