GP2 PerformanceTasks1

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
GENERAL PHYSICS II
Performance Tasks #1
ELECTRIC FLUX AND GAUSS’S LAW
Name: Section:
Learning Objectives:
After the lesson, the students will be able to:
1. calculate electric flux

2. use Gauss’s law to infer electric field due to uniformly distributed charges on long wires,
spheres, and large plates; and
3. solve problems involving electric charges, dipoles, forces, fields, and flux in contexts
such as, but not limited to, systems of point charges, electrical breakdown of air,
charged pendulums, electrostatic ink-jet printer.
Key Concepts
• Electric flux is the rate of flow of the electric field through a given area. Electric flux
is proportional to the number of electric field lines going through a virtual surface.
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If the electric field is uniform, the electric flux passing through a surface of
vector area A is
ΦE = (E) (A)cosθ
where
E is the magnitude of the electric field (SI unit is V/m and also V/m = N/C),
A is the area of the surface, and
θ is the angle between the electric field lines and the normal to A.
For a non-uniform electric field, the electric flux through a small surface area is
given
 E =  E cos dA =  E⊥ dA =  E d A
Electric flux has SI unit of volt-meters (V-m), also V-m = Nm2/C
Sample Problem
An electric field of 500 V/m makes an angle of 40.00 with the surface vector. It
has a magnitude of 0.400 m2. Find the electric flux that passes through the surface.
Solution:
ΦE = (E) (A)cosθ
ΦE = (500 V/m) (0.400 m2) cos 40o

= 153.21 V-m
The electric flux that passes through the surface is 153.21 V-m
• Gauss’s law, also known as Gauss’s flux theorem, is a law relating to the distribution
of electric charge to the resulting electric field.
• Gauss’s law states that the net outward normal electric flux through any closed surface
is proportional to the total electric charge enclosed within that closed surface.
• The total of the electric flux out of a closed surface is equal to the charge enclosed divided
by the permittivity.
Q Q = total charge within the given surface

 =
E
O ε0 = permittivity constant (8.85 x10-12 F/m)
Gauss’s Law Sphere Gauss’s Law Long Line Gauss’s Law Square
If the sphere has a For a line of charge the The square has a
charge of Q and the gaussian surface is a side length of L,
gaussian surface is a cylinder. To find the area of a width of d, and
distance R from the the surface, count only the a charge Q:
center of the sphere: cylinder itself:
Q Q Q
E= E= E= Fig. 2. Applying
Gauss’s Law on
 O 4R 2 O 2RL  O2L2 square surface
area
2
Sample Problem
1. There are three charges q1, q2, and q3 having charges of 6 pC, 5 pC and 3 pC
respectively enclosed in a surface. Find the total flux enclosed by the surface.
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Activity 1. Solve It: Electric Flux
Objective:
The learners should be able to calculate electric flux
What you need:
Paper, pen, and scientific calculator (optional)
What to do:
Answer the following problems. Write your solutions on a separate A4 bondpaper.
1. An electric field of 598 V/m makes an angle of 40° with the surface vector. The
area is 0.450 m2. Find the electric flux that passes through the surface.
2. An electric flux of 1,234 V-m passes through the surface with an electric field of
550 V/m which has an area of 2.8 m2. Find the angle of the vector.
3. A uniform electric field, E = 7654 N/C passes through a flat square area, A = 10
m2 at an angle of 0°. Determine the electric flux.
4. A uniform electric field, E = 5432 N/C passing through a flat square area, A = 2
m2 makes an angle of 60°. Determine the electric flux.
5. An electric field of 989 V/m makes an angle of 20° with the surface vector which
has an area of 0.350 m2. Find the electric flux that passes through the surface.
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Activity 2. Solve It: Gauss’s Law
Objective
The learners should be able to:

1. use Gauss’s law to infer electric field due to uniformly distributed charges on
long wires, spheres, and large plates; and
2. solve problems involving electric charges, dipoles, forces, fields, and flux in
contexts such as, but not limited to, systems of point charges, electrical
breakdown of air, charged pendulums, electrostatic ink-jet printer
What you need:
Paper, pen, and scientific calculator (optional)
What to do:
Answer the following problems. Write your solutions on a separate A4 bondpaper.
1. There are three charges q1, q2, and q3 having charges of 6 pC, 5 pC and 3 pC
respectively enclosed in a surface. Find the total flux enclosed by the surface.
2. Find the flux through a spherical Gaussian surface of radius a = 3 m
surrounding a charge of 9.95 pC.
3. Find the flux through a spherical Gaussian surface which has radius a = 4 m
from the center of sphere surrounding a charge of 10.5 pC.
4. Find the magnitude of the electric field of a 3.5 m long copper wire with a raduis
of 25 cm from the wire which has a linear charge density of of 4.1 × 10-8 C/m.
5. Find the charge of a 2.0 m-long silver wire which electric field has a magnitude of
4.0 × 103 N/C at distance of 7 cm.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ELECTRIC FLUX AND GAUSS’S LAW

1. calculate electric flux

ΦE = (500 V/m) (0.400 m2) cos 40o

Q Q = total charge within the given surface

O ε0 = permittivity constant (8.85 x10-12 F/m)

The learners should be able to:

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