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What does Gauss's law relate to in physics?
Distribution of electric charge to the resulting electric field
In its integral form, what does Gauss's law state about the flux of the electric field?
It is proportional to the electric charge enclosed by the surface
What is the differential form of Gauss's law proportional to?
The divergence of the electric field
Who first formulated Gauss's law?
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
What is the net electric flux through any hypothetical closed surface equal to, according to Gauss's law?
1/ε0 times the net electric charge enclosed within that closed surface
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