Electric Charges & Fields: Gauss's Law
A point charge is enclosed by a spherical Gaussian surface. If the charge is doubled to , what happens to the electric flux through the surface?
The electric flux remains the same.
The electric flux is halved.
The electric flux is doubled.
The electric flux is quadrupled.
A cube with side length encloses a point charge at its center. What is the electric flux through one face of the cube?
The electric flux through a closed cylindrical surface is given by , where is the area of the curved surface and is a constant. If the electric field is not uniform, what is the enclosed charge?
Which Gaussian surface is most appropriate for calculating the electric field due to a point charge?
A cube centered on the charge.
A cylinder with the charge on its axis.
A sphere centered on the charge.
A flat plane passing through the charge.
Why is a cylindrical Gaussian surface suitable for calculating the electric field of an infinitely long charged wire?
Because the electric field is always perpendicular to the curved surface, simplifying the flux calculation.
Because the electric field is always parallel to the end caps, simplifying the flux calculation.
Because the electric field has cylindrical symmetry, simplifying the integral.
All of the above.
A charge distribution has a complex, non-symmetric shape. Which of the following Gaussian surfaces would be most effective for simplifying the calculation of the electric field?
A sphere enclosing the entire charge distribution.
A cube enclosing the entire charge distribution.
A surface that follows the exact shape of the charge distribution.
Gauss's law is not effective for non-symmetric charge distributions.
A charge is enclosed within a spherical Gaussian surface of radius . If the radius of the Gaussian surface is increased to , what happens to the electric flux through the surface?
The electric flux is doubled.
The electric flux is halved.
The electric flux remains the same.
The electric flux is quadrupled.

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A point charge is enclosed by two different Gaussian surfaces, one a small sphere and the other a large cube. How does the electric flux through the two surfaces compare?
The flux through the sphere is greater.
The flux through the cube is greater.
The flux through both surfaces is the same.
The flux depends on the material of the surfaces.
Two charges, and , are enclosed within separate Gaussian surfaces. Surface A encloses , and surface B encloses both charges. What is the net electric flux through surface B?
An electric field is given by , where is a constant. A rectangular Gaussian surface is oriented such that its faces are either parallel or perpendicular to the x-axis. On which faces of the rectangle is the integral equal to zero?
The faces perpendicular to the x-axis.
The faces parallel to the x-axis.
All faces.
The integral is never zero.