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University Physics 227N/232N
Old Dominion University
Flux and Gauss’s Law

Example Problems and Solutions
Dr. Todd Satogata (ODU/Jefferson Lab)

[email protected]
http://www.toddsatogata.net/2014-ODU
Wednesday, January 29 2014

Happy Birthday to Abdus Salam, Jonny Lang, Sara Gilbert,
Paul Ryan, Oprah Winfrey, and Anton Chekhov!
Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 1

Flux Problem 1
§  An electric flux of = 5 N m2 /C passes through a flat

surface that is perpendicular to a constant electric field of
strength E = 3 N/C . What is the area of the surface?

Flux Problem 1: Solution
§  An electric flux of = 5 N m2 /C passes through a flat surface
that is perpendicular to a constant electric field of
strength E = 3 N/C . What is the area of the surface?
§  Draw a picture! ~
E
normal to surface
(perpendicular to surface)
✓ = 0 between E ~ and normal
Z Z
§  Electric flux is defined as = E dA cos ✓ where
is just a fancy sum.
§  Every piece of the area has the same field E passing through it
§  Every normal vector to the area has the same angle to the E field
(✓ = 0 )
§  So every term of the sum is the same, and the flux reduces to
= E A cos ✓ = E A
A = /E = (5 N m2 /C)/(3 N/C) = 1.7 m2 = A
Flux Comments
§  Notice that I boxed that handy equation

= E A cos ✓ = E A
§  This holds for
§  A constant electric field of strength E
§  A surface of area A
§  When and only when every point on the surface has the same
angle to the electric field
•  Often the surface is chosen so this angle is 0 or 90 degrees to
make the cosine simple to calculate
§  Usually these surfaces are chosen because of symmetries
§  http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Class/phy141md/doku.php?id=phy142:lectures:4
has a nice set of visualizations on flux, normals to surfaces,
and Gauss’s Law

Flux Problem 2
§  The surface in Problem 1 is now turned 90 degrees so it is
parallel to the electric field of strength E = 3 N/C . What is the
electric flux through the surface now?

§  The surface in Problem 1 is now turned 90 degrees so it is
parallel to the electric field of strength E = 3 N/C . What is the
electric flux through the surface now?
§  Draw a picture! ~
E
(a bit harder…) normal to surface points
out of paper
~ and normal
✓ = 90 between E
§  Every piece of the area has the same field E passing “along” it
§  Every normal vector to the area has the same angle to the E field
( ✓ = 90 )
§  We can then use = E A cos ✓ = E A
= E A cos ✓ = (3 N/C)(1.7 m2 )(0) = 0 N m2 /C =
•  The flux produced by a field parallel to the surface is always zero!

Flux Problem 3
§  A sphere of radius r = 2 cm creates an electric field of strength
E = 3 N/C at a distance d = 5 cm from the center of the
sphere. What is the electric flux through the surface of the
sphere drawn at distance d = 5 cm ?

§  Draw a picture! (really E = 3 N/C
spheres)
§  The E field is the same r = 2 cm

strength everywhere on d = 5 cm
the sphere
§  The E field is
perpendicular to the
surface of the sphere
everywhere on the sphere
= E A cos ✓ =✓ =E0A
✓=0
= E A cos ✓ =cos
E ✓A
=1
E = 3 N/C
§  Surface area of sphere

2 r = 2 cm
A = 4⇡ d d = 5 cm
(Use d, not r, because the radius of the
sphere that we’re calculating flux for is d!)
§  Putting this together
= E(4⇡d2 )(1)
= (3 N/C)(4⇡)(0.05 m)2
= 0.1 N m2 /C =

Gauss’s Law Problem 1
sphere. What is the electric charge on the sphere?

Gauss’s Law Problem 1: Solution
sphere. What is the electric charge on the sphere?
§  Gauss’s law relates the enclosed electric charge to the total flux
through a surface surrounding that charge
= 4⇡kqenclosed
§  We calculated the flux in the last problem: = 0.1 N m2 /C2

§  The only charge inside the sphere (Gaussian surface) is the electric
charge on the sphere, so qenclosed = qsphere
§  The rest is just a calculation:
(0.1 N m2 /C)
qenclosed = qsphere = =
4⇡k 4⇡(9 ⇥ 109 N m2 /C2 )
13
qsphere = 8.1 ⇥ 10 C

Gauss’s Law Example 1
§  Let’s use Gauss’s Law to derive an earlier result a faster way
§  On pages 14-15 of the Jan 24 lecture, we derived the electric
field from an infinitely long line of charge with charge per unit
length
ĵ
î
~ 2k
E= ĵ
y
§  But this was painful – it involved an integral we had to look up.

§  We will use Gauss’s law by drawing a closed surface around

some of our charge
§  In particular, we want to draw a surface where the electric field
is either perpendicular to or parallel to the surface
everywhere on the surface
§  We also want the electric field to be the same magnitude over
large pieces of the surface
§  Then we can use the simpler calculation for flux for separate
pieces of the surface that we drew, and use Gauss’s Law
= E A cos ✓ = E A
= EA for areas where E ? A (cos ✓ = 1)
= 0 for areas where E k A (cos ✓ = 0)

§  Now let’s figure out what closed surface to draw

§  Remember, we’ll want pieces that are perpendicular or
parallel to the electric field
§  So we’ll need to have an idea of which direction the electric
field points from this distribution of charge
Ey ? Ey 6= 0
Ex ? Ex = 0
ĵ
î
dq dq
§  The natural coordinate system to draw has the x direction along
the line charge, and the y direction perpendicular to it.
§  In the x direction, there are always equal charges at any ±x
•  So the horizontal component of the field is zero, Ex = 0
§  In the y direction, all charge is located in the y direction
•  So the vertical component of the field is nonzero, Ey 6= 0

Ey
ĵ
y
î
dq dq Ey
Ey
L
§  The fields always point “out” from the line charge
§  So let’s draw a closed Gaussian surface: a cylinder
§  On the ends of the cylinder, E k A so =0
§  On the side of the cylinder, E ? A and E is constant: = E A
§  So the total flux through this cylinder of radius y and length L is
total =2 end + side = 0 + E Aside = E(2⇡y)L
(cylinder side area Aside = (2⇡y)L)

Ey
ĵ
y
î
dq dq Ey
Ey
L
§  We’re almost there! We’ve calculated total : what is qenclosed?
§  It’s the charge per unit length times the cylinder length:
qenclosed = L
§  So now Gauss’s Law gives us the answer – no integrals!
total = E L (2⇡y) = 4⇡qenclosed = 4⇡k L
2k
) E= ĵ same answer as before!!
y

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University Physics 227N/232N

Old Dominion University

Flux and Gauss’s Law

Dr. Todd Satogata (ODU/Jefferson Lab)

Wednesday, January 29 2014

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 1

§ An electric flux of = 5 N m2 /C passes through a flat

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 2

§ Notice that I boxed that handy equation

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 4

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 5

= E A cos ✓ = (3 N/C)(1.7 m2 )(0) = 0 N m2 /C =

• The flux produced by a field parallel to the surface is always zero!

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 6

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 7

§ The E field is the same r = 2 cm

§ Surface area of sphere

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 9

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 10

§ We calculated the flux in the last problem: = 0.1 N m2 /C2

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 11

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 12

§ We will use Gauss’s law by drawing a closed surface around

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 13

§ Now let’s figure out what closed surface to draw

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 14

Prof. Satogata / Spring 2014 ODU University Physics 227N/232N 15

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§  An electric flux of = 5 N m2 /C passes through a flat

§  Notice that I boxed that handy equation

•  The flux produced by a field parallel to the surface is always zero!

§  The E field is the same r = 2 cm

§  Surface area of sphere

§  We calculated the flux in the last problem: = 0.1 N m2 /C2

§  We will use Gauss’s law by drawing a closed surface around

§  Now let’s figure out what closed surface to draw