Electric Flux
Electric Flux: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electric Flux and Area Vector
Important Questions on Electric Flux
The electric field components due to a charge inside the cube of side are as shown:
, where
.
Calculate the flux through the cube, and the charge inside the cube.
A uniform electric field is applied parallel to the base of a regular circular cone pyramid as shown. The flux through the curved surface is
Coordinates of a square are given as , . If electric field is along z-axis, electric flux through square is
The image below shows two examples of electric field lines.
Which of the following statements is true?
An infinitely long line charge having linear charge density lies at a distance from center of an imaginary sphere of radius . Then
A cylinder of radius and length is placed in a uniform electric field parallel to the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by
Area vector is a vector quantity associated with each plane figure whose magnitude is
A circular plate sheet of radius is placed in a uniform electric field of making an angle of with the field. Then find the electric flux through the sheet.
The net flux passing through the surface of an imaginary cube of edge length placed in space having a uniform volume charge density, is . The net flux passing through the surface of an imaginary sphere of radius in the same space is
The electric field in a region is given by The ratio of flux of reported field through the rectangular surface of area (parallel to plane) to that of the surface of area parallel to plane ) is find .
[Here and are unit vectors along and -axes respectively]
Figure shows, in cross section, two Gaussian spheres and two Gaussian cubes that are centered on a positively charged particle. Select the correct alternatives.
In the figure, a hemispherical bowl of radius is shown. Electric field of intensity is represented in each situation by direction lines.
A positive point charge is placed (on the axis of the disc) at a distance of above the center of a disc of radius as shown in situation The magnitude of electric flux through the disc is Now, a hemispherical shell of a radius is placed over the disc such that it forms a closed surface as shown in situation The flux through the curved surface in the situation taking direction of area vector along outward normal as positive is
The flux entering and leaving a closed surface and respectively. Net charge enclosed by this surface in is
In a region of space having a spherically symmetric distribution of charge, the electric flux enclosed by a concentric spherical Gaussian surface varies with a radius as
where and are the constants.
The electric field strength in the region is given as,