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PHY 102 Gauss's Law and Electrostatic Fields Objective Question
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Question

For a charged conducting plane of infinite extent with surface charge density σ, what is the electric field just outside the plane?
Options
A E = σ/(2ε₀)
B E = σ/ε₀
Correct Answer
C E = 0
D E = 2σ/ε₀
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

For a single charged conducting plane, the field is E = σ/ε₀. The Gaussian cylinder has flux only through one end because field is zero inside the conductor.

Hint

Conductor: field only outside.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Gauss's Law and Electrostatic Fields
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 54 of 1819
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