If total electric flux through a closed surface is zero. Which of the following statements is correct. (a) Electric field at every point on the surface must be zero (b) Electric field at every point on the surface must be parallel to the surface (c) There is no charge enclosed inside the surface (d) Sum of total charge enclosed inside the surface must be zero.

If total electric flux through a closed surface is zero. Which of the following statements is correct. (a) Electric field at every point on the surface must be zero (b) Electric field at every point on the surface must be parallel to the surface (c) There is no charge enclosed inside the surface (d) Sum of total charge enclosed inside the surface must be zero.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

Section19.9: Gauss’s Law

Problem 19.6QQ: If the net flux through a gaussian surface is zero, the following four statements could be true....

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