a) (i) (ii) Explain how you would apply Gauss's law in its integral form to determine the free charge on an arbitrarily shaped metal surface. Describe the two most useful Gaussian surfaces. Where are they used and what differences must be accounted for when applying them?

a) (i) (ii) Explain how you would apply Gauss's law in its integral form to determine the free charge on an arbitrarily shaped metal surface. Describe the two most useful Gaussian surfaces. Where are they used and what differences must be accounted for when applying them?

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Explain how you would apply Gauss's law in its integral form
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surface.
Describe the two most useful Gaussian surfaces. Where are
they used and what differences must be accounted for when
applying them?

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