Gauss's Law and Electric Flux
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What is the net flux through a closed surface surrounding a point charge?

  • ε0^2/q
  • q^2/ε0
  • q/ε0 (correct)
  • ε0/q

What is the unit of permittivity of free space (ε0)?

  • Henry per meter
  • Farads per meter (correct)
  • Coulombs per meter
  • Joules per Coulomb

What happens to the net flux if the permittivity of free space is doubled?

  • The net flux becomes zero
  • The net flux remains the same
  • The net flux is doubled
  • The net flux is halved (correct)

What is the relation between the net flux and the charge q?

<p>The net flux is directly proportional to q (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be said about the net flux through any closed surface surrounding multiple point charges?

<p>The net flux is the sum of the fluxes due to each charge (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the normal at every point on the curved part of the surface of the cylinder?

<p>Parallel to the surface at every point (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the surface of the cylinder?

<p>Cylindrical (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be said about the magnitude of E?

<p>It is constant in magnitude (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the direction of E?

<p>It is parallel to the length of the cylinder (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At how many points on the curved part of the surface is E parallel to the surface?

<p>At every point (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when you add many electric charges together?

<p>The electric fields combine to form one electric field (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the electric field of many charges?

<p>It is the vector sum of the electric fields produced by the individual charges (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the electric fields of individual charges and the total electric field?

<p>The total electric field is the vector sum of the individual electric fields (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you find the electric field of multiple charges?

<p>By adding the electric fields produced by the individual charges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of adding multiple electric charges?

<p>A vector electric field (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the charge density in this case?

<p>Charge per unit area (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the electric field?

<p>Perpendicular to the surface (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the Gaussian surface used to calculate the electric field?

<p>Right cylinder (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for choosing a Gaussian surface with height 2r?

<p>To cut through the plane perpendicularly (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What law is used to calculate the electric field?

<p>Gauss' Law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the electric field E at a point near an infinite non-conducting sheet with charge density σ?

<p>E = σ/ε₀ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the net flux Φ through a closed surface enclosing a charge q?

<p>Φ = q/ε₀ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dependence of Gauss' Law on the enclosed charge?

<p>It depends on the enclosed charge only (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can be said about the electric field E near a point charge?

<p>E is perpendicular to the surface (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the electric field E and the charge density σ of an infinite non-conducting sheet?

<p>E is proportional to σ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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