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Electrostatics

Is Gauss Law valid for only closed surfaces?

Profile image of swapan jain
15 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Ashwin Sinha
15 Years ago

Dear Swapan Jain,

Yes, it is applied assuming any part to be a portion of a closed surface........

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Profile image of Hasan  Ali
15 Years ago

Yes MY dear Friend it is only applicable in closed body...

 

Because ..

 

According to guass theoram "Total Normal electric Induction of  any shape of closed body is equal to the algebric sum of all the charges enclosed by that suface."

 

Since The ELECTRIC INDUTION is present only charges in closed by any surface..

 

So it clear that the guass theoram is only applied in closed body......