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Electric Field inside a closed gauss box.
there are +2uC and -2uC charges inside a close "Gauss" box. Which of the following statement is true?
given option are:
1) the net electric flux through the box is zero
2) the electric field is zero everywhere outside the box
3) the electric field is zero everywhere inside the box
4) the electric field is zero everywhere on the surface of the box
5) the charge inside the box must be equal to the charge outside the box, but with the different sign
filtering out the above options, i am stuck with just this 2 choice:
1) the net electric flux through the box is zero; &
3) the electric field is zero everywhere inside the box.
if i assume that the conductor is in electrostatic equilibrium, the obvious answer would be (3). then again, since it is a enclosed box, am i right to say that the net electric flux through the box is zero?
sorry. i am confused.
Homework Statement
there are +2uC and -2uC charges inside a close "Gauss" box. Which of the following statement is true?
Homework Equations
given option are:
1) the net electric flux through the box is zero
2) the electric field is zero everywhere outside the box
3) the electric field is zero everywhere inside the box
4) the electric field is zero everywhere on the surface of the box
5) the charge inside the box must be equal to the charge outside the box, but with the different sign
The Attempt at a Solution
filtering out the above options, i am stuck with just this 2 choice:
1) the net electric flux through the box is zero; &
3) the electric field is zero everywhere inside the box.
if i assume that the conductor is in electrostatic equilibrium, the obvious answer would be (3). then again, since it is a enclosed box, am i right to say that the net electric flux through the box is zero?
sorry. i am confused.
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