Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 110 views

    Gauss Law

    Uploaded by

    DeiparineIris
    Gauss's law states that the net electric flux through a closed surface is directly proportional to the net electric charge enclosed by the surface (Equation 1). The electric flux is defined as the electric field passing through an area multiplied by the area (Equation 2). Gauss's law can be used to relate the electric field and electric charge distribution within a region of space. For example, if there are three charges totaling 14C enclosed within a surface, the total electric flux through the surface is calculated to be 1.584 Nm2/C.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Gauss Law

    Uploaded by

    DeiparineIris
    110 views3 pages
    Gauss's law states that the net electric flux through a closed surface is directly proportional to the net electric charge enclosed by the surface (Equation 1). The electric flux is defined as the electric field passing through an area multiplied by the area (Equation 2). Gauss's law can be used to relate the electric field and electric charge distribution within a region of space. For example, if there are three charges totaling 14C enclosed within a surface, the total electric flux through the surface is calculated to be 1.584 Nm2/C.

    Original Description:

    general physics 2

    Original Title

    gauss law

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Gauss's law states that the net electric flux through a closed surface is directly proportional to the net electric charge enclosed by the surface (Equation 1). The electric flux is defined as the electric field passing through an area multiplied by the area (Equation 2). Gauss's law can be used to relate the electric field and electric charge distribution within a region of space. For example, if there are three charges totaling 14C enclosed within a surface, the total electric flux through the surface is calculated to be 1.584 Nm2/C.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    110 views3 pages

    Gauss Law

    Uploaded by

    DeiparineIris
    Gauss's law states that the net electric flux through a closed surface is directly proportional to the net electric charge enclosed by the surface (Equation 1). The electric flux is defined as the electric field passing through an area multiplied by the area (Equation 2). Gauss's law can be used to relate the electric field and electric charge distribution within a region of space. For example, if there are three charges totaling 14C enclosed within a surface, the total electric flux through the surface is calculated to be 1.584 Nm2/C.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 3

    Gauss’s Law

    The study of science is incredibly interesting and filled with fun facts.
    The deeper one dives into the concepts of science and its related fields,
    the greater amount of knowledge and information there is to learn in
    there. One such topic of study is the Gauss Law, which studies electric
    charge along with a surface and the topic of electric flux. Let us get to
    know more about the law and the manner of its operation so that we can
    understand the equation of the law.

    Suggested Videos

    Gauss’s law

    (Source: Study)

    Gauss’s law states that the net flux of an electric field in a closed
    surface is directly proportional to the enclosed electric charge. It is one
    of the four equations of Maxwell’s laws of electromagnetism. It was
    initially formulated by Carl Friedrich Gauss in the year 1835 and relates
    the electric fields at the points on a closed surface and the net charge
    enclosed by that surface.

    The electric flux is defined as the electric field passing through a given
    area multiplied by the area of the surface in a plane perpendicular to the
    field. Yet another statement of Gauss’s law states that the net flux of a
    given electric field through a given surface, divided by the
    enclosed charge should be equal to a constant.

    Usually, a positive electric charge is supposed to generate a positive


    electric field. The law was released in 1867 as part of a collection of
    work by the famous German mathematician, Carl Friedrich Gauss.

    Gauss Law Equation

    Let us now study Gauss’s law through an integral equation. Gauss’s law
    in integral form is given below:

    ∫E⋅dA=Q/ε0 ….. (1)

    Where,

     E is the electric field vector


     Q is the enclosed electric charge
     ε0 is the electric permittivity of free space
     A is the outward pointing normal area vector
    Flux is a measure of the strength of a field passing through a surface.
    Electric flux is defined as

    Φ=∫E⋅dA …. (2)
    We can understand the electric field as flux density. Gauss’s law
    implies that the net electric flux through any given closed surface is
    zero unless the volume bounded by that surface contains a net charge.

    Gauss’s law for electric fields is most easily understood by


    neglecting electric displacement (d). In matters, the dielectric
    permittivity may not be equal to the permittivity of free-space (i.e. ε≠ε0).
    In the matter, the density of electric charges can be separated into a
    “free” charge density (ρf) and a “bounded” charge density (ρb), such
    that:

    Ρ = ρf + ρb

    Solved Examples for You


    Question: There are three charges q1, q2, and q3 having charge 6 C, 5 C
    and 3 C enclosed in a surface. Find the total flux enclosed by the
    surface.

    Answer: Total charge Q,

    Q = q1 + q2 + q3
    =6C+5C+3C
    = 14 C

    The total flux, ϕ = Q/ϵ0


    ϕ = 14C / (8.854×10−12 F/m)
    ϕ = 1.584 Nm2/C

    Therefore, the total flux enclosed by the surface is 1.584 Nm2/C.

    You might also like