Gujarati
1. Electric Charges and Fields
easy

For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as $\oint {E \cdot ds} = 0$. From this we can conclude that

A

$E$ is necessarily zero on the surface

B

$E$ is perpendicular to the surface at every point

C

The total flux through the surface is zero

D

The flux is only going out of the surface

Solution

(c) The Gauss's law states that the total electric flux coming out from a volume of charges is equal to the charge enclosed times the permittivity of the medium inside the surface.

So if $\int E . d s=0$, it implies that net flux through the surface is zero i.e. there is no charge enclosing that surface.

Standard 12
Physics

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