Question

Gauss's Law is equivalent to:

Options

• Ampère's Law only

• Coulomb's Law for static charges

• Faraday's Law of induction

• The Lorentz force law

Answer 1

Gauss's Law can be derived from Coulomb's Law for static charges, and conversely, Coulomb's Law can be derived from Gauss's Law. Both are mathematically and physically equivalent for electrostatics. Gauss's Law is one of Maxwell's four equations and provides a more general and symmetric formulation compared to Coulomb's Law.