Quiz: Electric Flux and Gauss’s Law

A.
1. Which among of the choices is/are not FALSE about electric flux?
a. Electric Flux can be defined on how much of something is passing through
some surface.
b. Electric Flux is the amount of charge in a certain surface.
c. Electric Flux is the direction of the electric field in a certain charge.
d. All of the above.

2. Which among the statement is TRUE?

a. A flux flowing from inside to outside is negative.
b. A flux flowing from inside to outside is positive.
c. A flux flowing from outside to inside is positive.
d. A flux flowing from inside to outside can be negative or positive.

3. The formula to solve the electric flux is:

a. Electric flux is equal to Electric Field over Area of the surface subtracted to
cosine theta.
b. Electric flux is equal to cosine theta over Electric field multiplied by Area of
the surface.
c. Electric flux is equal to Area of the surface multiplied by cosine theta over
Electric field.
d. Electric flux is equal to Electric field multiplied by Area of the surface times
cosine theta.

4. Electric flux through any closed surface is proportional to the total charge q inside
the surface.
a. Electric Field c. Coulomb’s law
b. Flux law d. Gauss’s law

5. To apply Gauss’s law what type of surface is needed?

a. 2-Dimensional surface c. Fluxian surface
b. Gaussian surface d. Gauss’s surface

6. Which is/are true about point charge?

a. electric charge regarded as concentrated in a mathematical point.
b. no spatial extent.
c. a single charge that have dimension.
d. both a and b

7. A closed surface in three-dimensional space, where flux of a vector field is

calculated.
a. Polygon c. Gauss’s surface
b. Gaussian surface d. Fluxian surface

8. The formula to find the electric field outside the ball.

a. Electric field is equal to charge all over four pi r squared times permittivity of
free space.
 b. Electric field is equal to k multiplied by total charge all over r squared.
c. Electric field is equal charge over permittivity of free space.
d. none of the above.

B.
Solve the given problem
Electric Flux (3pts.)

1. Rectangle 2. Square
E = 1.8x10-24 N/C E = -2.89x1017 N/C
L = 24cm and W = 15cm s = 89cm
Cos𝜃 = 75° Cos𝜃 = 45°

4. Circle 5. Triangle
E= -8.99x106 E = -9.00x109
r = 89cm b = 150m and 1.3cm
Cos𝜃 = 90° Cos𝜃 = 50°

Gauss’s Law (5pts.)

1. Determine the Electric flux in Gaussian surface that contains 1.89x10 -12.

2. Find the magnitude of the electric field in a spherical Gaussian surface whose
charge is -3.19x10-10 and the sphere has an Area of 102cm2.

3. Solve for the magnitude of electric field from outside of the spherical charge
whose radius is equal to 201cm and a total charge of 1.02x10 23.

4. Solve the electric flux in a Spherical Gaussian surface, where the radius of the
sphere is 0.89m and Electric field is -9.65x104 N/C.

5. Determine the electric flux where the area of the surface is equal to 41.2m 2 and
the electric field is -7.121x10-21

C. Draw!!
Electric Flux(3pts.)

1. Rectangle; Cos𝜃 = 35° 2. Circle; Cos𝜃 = 0° 3. Square; Cos𝜃 = 45°

4. Triangle; Cos𝜃 = 90° 5. Dodecagon; Cos𝜃 = 0°

Gauss’s Law(5pts.)
Draw the spherical Gaussian surface with complete details 

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