Gauss's Law states that the net charge enclosed by a closed Gaussian surface is critical for applying the law correctly. Charges located on the surface of the Gaussian surface cannot be fully counted as enclosed; only a portion of the charge should be considered. For spherical surfaces, half of the charge on the surface can be counted, while for cubic surfaces, it can be one-half, one-fourth, or one-eighth, depending on the specific geometry and placement of the charge.
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Actually not. But if you have no choice, count only part of the charge on the surface. For a sphere this part may be 1/2. For a cube, 1/2, 1/4 or 1/8breez said:If the charge is located on the surface of the gaussian surface (such as a particle charge) can we still use gauss's law?