CBSE Class 12 · 2007 · ElectrostaticsShort Answer

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Define electric flux. Write its S.I. units. A spherical rubber balloon carries a charge that is uniformly distributed over its surface. As the balloon is blown up and increases in size, how does the total electric flux coming out of the surface change? Give reason.

Solution

Electric flux through a surface is , measuring the number of field lines passing normally through the surface; its S.I. unit is . As the balloon expands, the charge on its surface stays the same, so by Gauss's law remains unchanged.

CBSE Class 12 Board · 2007 · Subjective

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