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Chapter 22 Gausss Law

Electric charge and flux (sec. 22.2 & .3)


Gausss Law (sec. 22.4 & .5)
Charges on conductors (sec. 22.6)

C 2010 J. Becker
Learning Goals - we will learn: CH 22
How you can determine the amount of
charge within a closed surface by
examining the electric field on the
surface!
What is meant by electric flux and how you
can calculate it.
How to use Gausss Law to calculate the
electric field due to a symmetric
distribution of charges.
A charge inside a box can be probed with a
test charge qo to measure E field
outside the box.
The volume (V) flow rate
(dV/dt) of fluid through the
wire rectangle (a) is vA when
the area of the rectangle is
perpendicular to the velocity
vector v and (b) is vA cos
when the rectangle is tilted
at an angle .
We will next replace the
fluid velocity flow vector v
with the electric field vector
E to get to the concept of
electric flux E.

Volume flow rate through


the wire rectangle.
(a) The electric flux through
the surface = EA.
(b) When the area vector
makes an angle with the
vector E, the area projected
onto a plane oriented
perpendicular to the flow is
A perp. = A cos . The flux
is zero when = 90o because
the rectangle lies in a plane
parallel to the flow and no
fluid flows through the
rectangle

A flat surface in a uniform


electric field.
E = E . dA
= E dA cos
= E dA = E dA
= E (4 R2)
= (1/4 o) q /R2) (4
R2)
= q / o.
So the electric flux
E = q / o.
Now we can write
Gauss's Law:
E = E . dA =
|EdA| cos =Qencl /o
Electric FLUX through a sphere
centered on a point charge q.
The projection of an
element of area dA of a
sphere of radius R UP
onto a concentric sphere
of radius 2R.
The projection multiplies
each linear dimension by
2, so the area element
on the larger sphere is
4 dA.
The same number of
lines of flux pass thru
each area element.

Flux E from a point charge q.


The projection of the
area element dA onto the
spherical surface is dA
cos.

Flux through an irregular surface.


Spherical Gaussian surfaces around
(a) positive and (b) negative point charge.
Gausss Law can be used to calculate the
magnitude of the E field vector:

C 2009 J. F. Becker
Use the following recipe for Gausss Law problems:
Use the following recipe for Gausss Law problems:

1. Carefully draw a figure - location of all charges,


direction of electric field vectors E
Use the following recipe for Gausss Law problems:

1. Carefully draw a figure - location of all charges,


direction of electric field vectors E
2. Draw an imaginary closed Gaussian surface so that
the value of the magnitude of the electric field is
constant on the surface and the surface contains the
point at which you want to calculate the field.
Use the following recipe for Gausss Law problems:

1. Carefully draw a figure - location of all charges,


direction of electric field vectors E
2. Draw an imaginary closed Gaussian surface so that
the value of the magnitude of the electric field is
constant on the surface and the surface contains the
point at which you want to calculate the field.
3. Write Gauss Law and perform dot product E o dA
Use the following recipe for Gausss Law problems:

1. Carefully draw a figure - location of all charges,


direction of electric field vectors E
2. Draw an imaginary closed Gaussian surface so that
the value of the magnitude of the electric field is
constant on the surface and the surface contains the
point at which you want to calculate the field.
3. Write Gauss Law and perform dot product E o dA
4. Since you drew the surface in such a way that the
magnitude of the E is constant on the surface, you
can factor the |E| out of the integral.
Use the following recipe for Gausss Law problems:

1. Carefully draw a figure - location of all charges,


direction of electric field vectors E
2. Draw an imaginary closed Gaussian surface so that
the value of the magnitude of the electric field is
constant on the surface and the surface contains the
point at which you want to calculate the field.
3. Write Gauss Law and perform dot product E . dA
4. Since you drew the surface in such a way that the
magnitude of the E is constant on the surface, you
can factor the |E| out of the integral.
5. Determine the value of Qencl from your figure and
insert it into Gauss's equation.
Use the following recipe for Gausss Law problems:

1. Carefully draw a figure - location of all charges,


and direction of electric field vectors E
2. Draw an imaginary closed Gaussian surface so that
the value of the magnitude of the electric field is
constant on the surface and the surface contains the
point at which you want to calculate the field.
3. Write Gauss Law and perform dot product E o dA
4. Since you drew the surface in such a way that the
magnitude of the E is constant on the surface, you
can factor the |E| out of the integral.
5. Determine the value of Qencl from your figure and
insert it into Gauss's equation.
6. Solve the equation for the magnitude of E.
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Gaussian
surface

Under electrostatic conditions, any excess


charge resides entirely on the surface of a
solid conductor.
Under electrostatic
conditions the
electric field inside
a solid conducting
sphere is zero.
Outside the sphere
the electric field
drops off as 1 / r2,
as though all the
excess charge on
the sphere were
concentrated at its
center.
Electric field = zero (electrostatic)
inside a solid conducting sphere
A coaxial cylindrical Gaussian surface is used
to find the electric field outside an infinitely
long charged wire.
A cylindrical Gaussian surface is used to find
the electric field of an infinite plane sheet of
charge.
Ignoring
edge effects

Electric field between two (large) oppositely


charged parallel plates.
Volume charge
density:
= charge / unit
volume is used to
characterize the
charge distribution.

The electric field of a uniformly charged


INSULATING sphere.
The solution of this problem lies in the fact
that the electric field inside a conductor is
zero and if we place our Gaussian surface
inside the conductor (where the field is zero),
the charge enclosed must be zero (+ q q) = 0.
Find electric charge q on surface of hole in the
charged conductor.
A Gaussian surface
E
drawn inside the
conducting material
of which the box is
made must have zero
electric field on it
(field inside a con-
ductor is zero). If
the Gaussian surface
has zero field on it,
the charge enclosed
must be zero per
Gauss's Law.

The E field inside a conducting box


(a Faraday cage) in an electric field.
Review
See
www.physics.sjsu.edu/becker/physics51

C 2010 J. F. Becker
Chapter 23 Electric Potential

Electric potential energy (sec. 23.1)


Electric potential (sec. 23.2)
Calculating elec. potential (sec. 23.3)
Equipotential surfaces (sec. 23.4)
Potential gradient (sec. 23.5)

C 20010 J. Becker
Learning Goals - we will learn: ch 23
How to calculate the electric potential
energy (U) of a collection of charges.
The definition and significance of
electric potential (V).
How to use the electric potential to
calculate the electric field (E).

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