Hence, electric flux depends on the net charge enclosed and the permittivity of the medium, and not on the size or shape of the surface.
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Question
The electric flux through a closed Gaussian surface depends upon ______.
Options
Net charge enclosed and permittivity of the medium.
Net charge enclosed, permittivity of the medium and the size of the Gaussian surface.
Net charge enclosed only.
Permittivity of the medium only.
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Solution
The electric flux through a closed Gaussian surface depends upon net charge enclosed and permittivity of the medium.
Explanation:
According to Gauss’s law, the total electric flux through a closed Gaussian surface is given by:
Φ = `Q_"enclosed"/epsilon`
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