When solving for the electric field using Gauss' Law, there is this surface that we draw on the location whose electric field we want to solve. What is this surface called? O The answer cannot be found on the other choices. fluxian surface; coulombian surface; O gaussian surface;

When solving for the electric field using Gauss' Law, there is this surface that we draw on the location whose electric field we want to solve. What is this surface called? O The answer cannot be found on the other choices. fluxian surface; coulombian surface; O gaussian surface;

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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When solving for the electric field using Gauss' Law, there is this surface that we draw on the location whose
electric field we want to solve. What is this surface called?
O The answer cannot be found on the other choices.
fluxian surface;
coulombian surface;
O gaussian surface;

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