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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 part of a Gaussian surface has electric field opposite to the outward normal. What is the flux through that part?

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02 On a surface, electric field has only tangential component and no normal component. What is the flux through that surface?

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03 Just outside a conductor, field is normal to the surface. Which conductor property does this support along with Gauss's law?

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04 What is common between outside field of a uniformly charged conducting sphere and a uniformly charged non-conducting solid sphere?

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05 What is the main difference between inside field of a conducting sphere and a uniformly charged solid non-conducting sphere?

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06 A Gaussian surface encloses no charge but external charges create field on it. What is the net flux?

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07 If net flux through a closed surface is positive, what can be said in terms of field lines?

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08 If net flux through a closed surface is negative, which explanation is correct?

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09 A point charge is outside a Gaussian surface. It creates field on the surface, yet why is net flux zero?

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10 When can changing the Gaussian surface still give the same electric field result?

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11 For a symmetric charge distribution, a Gaussian surface is chosen so that field is normal to the surface. What is the advantage?

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12 If a part of a Gaussian surface has zero electric field, what is the flux through that part?

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13 A complete electric dipole is enclosed by a closed surface. What is the relation between net flux and enclosed net charge?

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14 If a closed surface encloses only the negative charge of a dipole and the positive charge is outside, what is the net flux?

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15 If a closed surface encloses only the positive charge of a dipole and the negative charge is outside, what is the net flux?

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16 According to Gauss's law, total flux does not depend on which factor?

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17 In a difficult Gauss's law question, what is the safest first step?

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18 In Gauss's law, total flux through a closed surface is zero, but electric field is non-zero at many points on the surface. What is the most correct meaning?

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19 A Gaussian sphere centered on a point charge has its radius made three times. What happens to total flux?

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20 For the same point charge, if the radius of the Gaussian sphere is made three times, what happens to the electric field magnitude on the surface?

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21 When radius of a Gaussian sphere is tripled, field decreases. Why does total flux still remain same?

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22 A positive charge is inside a closed surface and an equal negative charge is outside. What is the total outward flux?

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23 If total outward flux through a closed surface is negative, which conclusion about net enclosed charge is correct?

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

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

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