Application Of Gauss's Law
Chapter Name : Electric Charges And Fields |
Sub Topic Code : 101_12_01_15_01 |
Topic Name : Application Of Gauss's Law |
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Sub Topic Name : Field Due To An Infinitely Long Straight Uniformly Charged Wire |
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Introduction
Field due to an infinite long straight wire can be calculated by using cylindrical surface as Gaussian surface.
Pre-Requisites:
Basic introduction about Gauss's law and electric flux.
Activity:
Find out how electric field due to straight long wire varies?
Real Life Question:
How to calculate electric field due to an infinite long charged wire?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Modulus | A mathematical operator used to restrict the negative quantities. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Text book | You can learn more about this from your text book. |
Real life uses :
To calculate the Electric field due to a long straight infinite charged wire.
Places to visit :
Your physics lab, you can also refer your text book for more reference.
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Every line charge | Every line charge around us has some field, which can be calculated using Gauss's law. |
What you learn in Theory:
Electric field due to a long straight infinite charged wire varies with the radial distance of the point.
What you learn in Practice:
If the charge enclosed in a cylindrical surface is zero, then the field will be zero.