THE ELECTRIC FLUX THROUGH THE SURFACE

IN FIGURE (IV) IS THE LARGEST

A.
IN FIGURE (II) IS THE LEAST
B.
IN FIGURE (II) IS SAME AS IN FIGURE (III) BUT IS SMALLER THAN FIGURE (IV)
C.
IS THE SAME FOR ALL THE FIGURES
D.
• Electric field outside this Gaussian surface will be ___________

• a) Only for q2
• b) Only for positive charges
• c) Zero
• d) For all the charges
• According to Gauss’s Law, the electric field outside a closed surface will be only because

of the total charge enclosed inside the surface. In this case, there are two positive and

negative charges of the same magnitude inside the surface. Therefore the net charge inside

the surface is zero. Therefore electric field outside the surface will also be zero. There will

be no effect of the second charge q2.

What will be the total flux passing through the cylinder if the surface A and B have
surface area S?
a) ES
b) –ES
c) Zero
d) ESεo
• The electric field is directed from left to right. Therefore, net flux coming is the surface A

is ES and the net flux coming out of the surface B is ES. But there is no flux along the

curved surface area of the cylinder because the area vector is perpendicular to the field

direction. Hence the net flux linked to the cylinder is zero.

• 8 electric dipoles having charges e are placed at the center of a cube. The net flux coming
out of the cube surface is _________

• a) Zero
• b) eεo
• c) 8eεo
• d) 16eεo
• Gauss’s Law is applicable only in the case of the
electric field. This statement is __________
• a) True
• b) False
 ELECTRIC FLUX

• The total number of electric field lines passing a given area in a unit of time is defined
as the electric flux. Similar to the example above, if the plane is normal to the flow of
the electric field, the total flux is given as:
•
• is the magnitude of the electric field
• A is the area of the surface through which the electric flux is to be calculated
• θ is the angle made by the plane and the axis parallel to the direction of flow of the
electric field
ELECTRIC FLUX
 ELECTRIC FLUX

• Scalar Quantity
• volt-metres (V m)
• N m2 C-1

• E is the magnitude of the electric field

• A is the area of the surface through which the electric flux is to be calculated
• θ is the angle made by the plane and the axis parallel to the direction of flow of the electric field