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Gauss's Law and its Applications

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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.

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01 A closed surface has zero net charge inside, but field is said to be outward everywhere on the surface. Why is this doubtful?

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02 A closed surface contains net positive charge. Can the surface shape be changed so that total flux becomes zero?

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03 If net charge inside a closed surface was initially zero and then a positive charge is added inside, what change occurs in total flux?

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04 A Gaussian surface contains a positive charge. If an equal magnitude negative charge is added inside the same surface, what happens to total flux?

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05 A Gaussian surface contains a positive charge inside and an equal magnitude negative charge outside. What is the total flux?

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06 If net charge inside a closed surface is negative and a large positive charge is placed outside, what will be the sign of total flux?

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07 For a uniformly charged infinite line, why is electric field considered to have same magnitude everywhere on the curved surface of a Gaussian cylinder?

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08 For an infinite line charge, what is the angle between electric field and area vector on the curved surface of the cylindrical Gaussian surface?

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09 For an infinite plane sheet, why is flux through the two flat faces of the Gaussian pillbox equal?

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10 If a part of a Gaussian surface is parallel to electric field, why does that part not contribute to flux?

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11 Total flux through a closed surface is found positive, but net charge inside is stated zero. What is the most suitable comment?

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12 On a closed surface, electric field is everywhere perpendicular outward and uniform in magnitude. If total surface area doubles while field remains same, what happens to total flux?

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13 If a uniform magnitude field is everywhere perpendicular inward on a closed surface, what is the sign of net enclosed charge?

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14 Electric field is zero everywhere on a closed surface. Can a complete electric dipole be inside it?

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15 If Gauss's law gives zero total flux, is it always correct to take electric field as zero on the Gaussian surface while finding field?

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16 Which is the correct distance dependence of fields from a point charge, a long line charge, and an infinite sheet using Gauss's law?

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17 In a hard Gauss's law question, what is the safest first check?

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18 In Gauss's law, if a charge inside a closed surface is moved from the centre to near the boundary, what happens to total flux?

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19 A closed surface has zero net charge inside but electric field on the surface is not zero everywhere. According to Gauss's law, what is correct?

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20 A point charge is placed at the centre of a cube. What fraction of total flux passes through one face?

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21 A point charge is placed at one corner of a cube. The total flux through that cube is what fraction of the full enclosed-charge flux?

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22 A point charge is at the centre of a spherical Gaussian surface. If radius is doubled, what happens to total flux and field on the surface?

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23 Why is knowing only net flux not enough to find electric field using Gauss's law?

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24 For a long uniformly charged wire, why is flux through the flat ends of a cylindrical Gaussian surface zero?

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25 If distance from a long line charge is made three times, what fraction of electric field remains?

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