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Application of Gauss' Law

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  • Electric Field Intensity due to Uniformly Charged Spherical Shell or Hollow Sphere
  • Electric Field Intensity due to an Infinitely Long Straight Charged Wire
  • Electric Field due to a Charged Infinite Plane Sheet
Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Definition: Linear Charge Density

The charge per unit length of an infinitely long line charge is called linear charge density (λ).

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Definition: Surface Charge Density

The charge per unit area of a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet or spherical shell is called surface charge density (σ).

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Definition: Radial Unit Vector

The unit vector directed along the perpendicular (radial) direction from the charge configuration is called the radial unit vector (\[\hat n\]).

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Formula: Electric Field due to Infinitely Long Line Charge

\[\vec{E}=\frac{\lambda}{2\pi\varepsilon_0r}\hat{n}=\frac{2k\lambda}{r}\hat{n}\]

  • λ = linear charge density
  • \[\hat n\] = radial unit vector
  • r = perpendicular distance from the line charge
  • Variation: E ∝ \[\frac {1}{r}\]​ (decreases as rr increases)
Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Formula: Electric Field due to Uniformly Charged Infinite Plane Sheet

\[\vec{E}=\frac{\sigma}{2\varepsilon_0}\hat{n}\]

For a sheet of uniform thickness (both surfaces contribute):

E = \[\frac{\sigma}{\varepsilon_{0}}\]

  • σ = surface charge density
  • \[\hat n\] = unit vector normal to the plane, going away from it
  • E is directed away from plate if σ is positive; towards plate if σ is negative
  • Variation: E is constant (independent of distance)
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