Update

Muft Shiksha™ एक 100% Free Education Portal है 🇮🇳, जिसका उद्देश्य Class 9–12 के हर विद्यार्थी तक High-Quality Education को पूरी तरह मुफ्त पहुँचाना है। 🇮🇳 हम मानते हैं कि अच्छी शिक्षा किसी student की आर्थिक स्थिति पर निर्भर नहीं होनी चाहिए। 🇮🇳 हर विद्यार्थी को वही Quality Study Material, MCQs, Quizzes, Exam Preparation, Concept-Based Learning और Bilingual Support मिलना चाहिए, जो आमतौर पर महंगी Coaching या Premium Platforms में मिलता है। Muft Shiksha™ 🇮🇳 इसी सोच के साथ बनाया गया है

Subjects

Physics

Gauss's Law and its Applications

गाउस का नियम और इसके अनुप्रयोग

In this Class 12 Physics topic from Chapter 1, Electric Charges and Fields, students learn how electric flux is related to the net charge enclosed by a closed surface through Gauss’s law. The topic develops the idea of Gaussian surfaces, uses symmetry to simplify electric-field calculations, and applies the law to charged spherical shells, uniformly charged spheres, infinite line charges, and plane sheets. It also helps students understand the electric field inside conductors and choose suitable surfaces for solving electrostatic problems.

Practice questions

01 The net charge inside a closed surface is zero but the electric field on the surface is not zero everywhere. According to Gauss's law, which conclusion is correct?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

02 A charge inside a closed surface is moved from the centre to near the boundary but remains inside. What happens to total flux?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

03 A point charge is not at the centre of a Gaussian sphere but is still inside it. Which statement about total flux is correct?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

04 The radius of a Gaussian sphere is made four times and the same point charge remains inside. What happens to total flux?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

05 For the same Gaussian sphere, if its radius is made four times, what will the electric field on the surface become?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

06 Why can total flux remain the same even when the area of a Gaussian sphere increases?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

07 A closed surface encloses five positive and three negative charges of equal magnitude. What is the sign of total outward flux?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

08 A closed surface encloses two positive and six negative charges of equal magnitude. What will the total outward flux be?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

09 A closed surface encloses four positive and four negative charges of equal magnitude. Field on the surface may be non-zero, yet what is the total flux?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

10 A large positive charge is placed very close outside a Gaussian surface. If no charge is inside, what is the total flux?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

11 Total flux is known from Gauss's law but electric field cannot be found directly. What is the most likely reason?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

12 Gauss's law is valid even for an asymmetric charge distribution. Why does its use become difficult?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

13 For an infinite line charge, why is the flux through the flat ends of a cylindrical Gaussian surface zero?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

14 For an infinite line charge, why is the field taken as same on the curved surface of the cylinder?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

15 How does the electric field change when distance from an infinite line charge is made five times?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

16 How does electric field change when distance from a point charge is made five times?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

17 What is the correct distance dependence for fields of point charge, infinite line charge, and infinite sheet?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

18 For an infinite plane sheet, why is flux through the side surface of the pillbox zero?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

19 In a pillbox surface for an infinite plane sheet, why do both flat faces contribute to flux?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

20 Distance from an infinite plane sheet is made ten times while surface charge density remains same. What happens to electric field?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

21 If surface charge density of an infinite plane sheet becomes three times, how does the electric field change?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

22 A Gaussian surface inside a charged spherical shell encloses no charge. What role does symmetry play in saying the field inside is zero?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

23 Why does the field outside a charged spherical shell behave like the same charge placed at the centre?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

24 Inside a uniformly volume-charged solid sphere, how does field change with distance from the centre?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

25 Why is electric field zero at the centre of a uniformly volume-charged solid sphere?

0 reads0 helpful★ – (0)

Answer and explanation

Add Muft Shiksha to your Home Screen

In Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.