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The document discusses electric flux and Gauss's law. It provides formulas for calculating electric field and flux for different charge distributions including single point charges, linear charge densities, surface charge densities, and volume charge densities.

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Topic 8

The document discusses electric flux and Gauss's law. It provides formulas for calculating electric field and flux for different charge distributions including single point charges, linear charge densities, surface charge densities, and volume charge densities.

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TOPIC 8

Electric Gauss's Electric field


Flux Law for different
charge
distributions
Single point
charge:
Are the electric field lines Gauss's law states:
passing through a given “The total electric flux through any
area closed surface is equal to the total
(net) electric charge enclosed by the
surface, divided by ” Charge q in a conductor
They can be represented sphere surface of radius R
with the following formulas:
ϕ=EA It can be expressed with this
ϕ=EACosθ formula:

To understand this better Sears Infinite wire, charge per


and Semanzky used an analogy of unit length l.
water passing through an area.
The water represents the electric If more than one
field and the area is a ring. If the charge is enclosed:
ring is perpendicular to the water
flux, then a lot of water will pas
through, but if the ring lays flat no Infinite conductor cylinder
water will pass. with radius R, charge per unit
length l.
Linear charge density: Solid insulated sphere with
radius R, with charge q
distributed uniformly through all
volume

Surface charge density:

Infinite charged plate with


uniform charge per unit area s.

Volume charge density:


Two conductor plates with
opposite charges with charge
surface density +s and –s.

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