GENERAL PHYSICS 2
ELECTRIC FLUX
AND ELECTRIC FIELD
Prepared by: Joezer D. Batongbakal
REVIEW
Classification of materials
Electric Force
Electric Field
Coulomb’s Law
Another way to write Coulomb’s law is:
Permittivity of the vacuum
Principle of Superposition
Electric Field
Electric Field
The strength of the electric field is operationally defined as
the ratio of the electric force F to the charge q placed at
that point in the field. In symbols,
Electric Field
where:
E – is electric field expressed in N/C
F – is the electric force due to the charge
expressed in newton, N
q – is the charge within the electric field expressed
in coulomb, C
Electric Field
Example 1. A charge of 3.0 µC present in
an electric field produces a force of
0.08N. What is the intensity of the
electric field?
Motion of a charge
Example 1. A charge of 3.0 µC present in an
electric field produces a force of 0.08N. What is
the intensity of the electric field?
Electric Field
Electric Field
Motion of a Charge
Superposition of Electric Field
The net electric field at a point
is the vector sum of the forces
due to n charges around it.
Superposition of Electric Field
Superposition of Electric Field
Activity
Generalization
Electric Field
Motion of a charge
What if there are 2 or more point charges?
How would you be able to apply these
learning in your daily life?
Assessment
Write your most
significant learning for
the day on a small
piece of paper
REVIEW
OBJECTIVES
1. To define electric flux
2. To explain the relationship between electric flux
and electric field strength.
3. to calculate electric flux
4. to state Gauss Law
5. to explain the advantage of Gauss Law over the
Coulombs Law
6. to calculate electric flux and electric field using
Gauss Law
Electric Flux
The total number of electric field lines passing a
given area in a unit time is defined as the electric
flux. Electric flux is the amount of electric field
penetrating a surface area.
area A
Electric Flux
We define the electric flux ,
of the electric field E,
through the surface A, as:
E
=E.A
A
area A = E A cos ()
Where:
A is a vector normal to the surface
(magnitude A, and direction normal to the surface).
is the angle between E and A
Electric Flux
We define the electric flux ,
of the electric field E,
through the surface A, as:
E
=E.A
A
area A
Electric Flux
You can think of the flux through some surface as a measure of
the number of field lines which pass through that surface.
Flux depends on the strength of E, on the surface area, and on
the relative orientation of the field and surface.
E E
A
Normal to surface,
magnitude A
area A
Here the flux is A
=E·A
Electric Flux
The flux also depends on orientation
= E . A = E A cos
area
E A E area A
A cos A A cos A
The number of field lines through the tilted surface equals the
number through its projection . Hence, the flux through the tilted
surface is simply given by the flux through its projection: E (A cos.
Electric Flux
The flux also depends on orientation
= E . A = E A cos
Write the formula to calculate the flux of the electric field E,
through the surface A, in each of the
three cases shown:
a) =
b) =
c) =
Example
Practice
Individual practice
A spherical ball has a radius of 0.2m
and electric charge is 20µC in its
center. Calculate the electric flux pass
through the spherical ball.
Performance Task 1 whole sheet of bond paper
A flat sheet is in the shape of a rectangle
with sides of lengths 0.400 m and 0.600
m. The sheet is immersed in a uniform
electric field of magnitude 75N/C that is
directed at 20˚ from the plane of the sheet
(Fig. E22.2). Find the magnitude of the
electric flux through the sheet.
Assessment
