Question
What is Gauss' law?
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Answer
The total value of electric flux passing through a closed surface in free space is $\frac{1}{\epsilon_0}$ times the charge enclosed by the surface.
Electric flux passing through a closed surface S
$ \phi=\frac{q}{\epsilon_0} $
Here $q$, is the total charge enclosed bv the surface S .
Electric flux passing through a closed surface S
$ \phi=\frac{q}{\epsilon_0} $
Here $q$, is the total charge enclosed bv the surface S .
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