electric-charges-and-fields Question 40
Question: Q. 5. How does the electric flux due to a point charge enclosed by a spherical Gaussian surface get affected when its radius is increased?
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Solution:
Ans. Electric flux remains unaffected.
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Detailed Answer :
There will be no effect on electric flux, when the radius of Gaussian surface is increased because the charge enclosed by the gaussian surface remains the same.
The flux through Gaussian surface is given by
there will be no effect on electric flux when radius of Gaussian surface increases.
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Ans. Gauss’s theorem states that the electric flux through a closed surface enclosing a charge is equal to
The sphere encloses a charge of
