JEE Main & Advanced
Physics
Electrostatics & Capacitance
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Electric Flux and Gausss Law
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A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by [CPMT 1975; RPMT 2002; KCET 2004]
A)
B)
C)
D) Zero
Correct Answer:
D
Solution :
Flux through surface A and Flux through curved surface C = 0 \ Total flux through cylinder = 0