Q.

A Gaussian surface in the cylinder of cross section πa2 '  ' and length ‘L’ is immersed in a uniform electric field E with the cylinder axis parallel to the field. The flux ϕ '  ' of the electric field through the closed surface is

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a

2πa2E

b

πa2EL

c

πa2(2+L)E

d

Zero

answer is D.

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The electric lines of force would enter from one surface of the cylinder and leave out from the other. Thus the net flux through the cylinder would be: B.A1+B.A2

B(πa2)+B(πa2)=0

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