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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Electrostatics

Gauss's law helps in:

  1. A Determination of electric force between point charges
     
  2. B Situation where Coulomb's law fails
  3. C Determination of electric field due to symmetric charge distributions
  4. D Determining electric potential due to symmetric charge distributions
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(C) Determination of electric field due to symmetric charge distributions

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The electric flux through an area is defined as the electric field multiplied by the area of the surface projected in a plane perpendicular to the field. Gauss's Law is a general law applying to any closed surface. It is an important tool since it permits the assessment of the…