Gauss Law and Uniform Electric Field – Rankers Physics
Topic: Electrostatics
Subtopic: Gauss's Law

Gauss Law and Uniform Electric Field

Consider the following statements:
(A) In a region of uniform electric field, the net charge contained in a volume is zero.
(B) Gauss law gives incorrect result for uniform electric field.
The correct option(s) is/are:
Only (A)
Only (B)
Both (A) and (B)
Neither (A) nor (B)

Solution:

In a uniform electric field, net flux through any closed surface is zero, which means net enclosed charge is zero. Gauss's law is universally correct, so statement (B) is false.

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