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kyang002 said:Electric Flux would be E x A or EA cos theta.
E*A*Cos(theta)kyang002 said:Electric Flux would be E x A or EA cos theta.
Electric flux is a measure of the flow of an electric field through a given surface. It is represented by the symbol Φ and is measured in units of volt meters (V·m) or newton meters squared per coulomb (N·m²/C).
Electric flux is calculated by taking the dot product of the electric field vector and the surface area vector, and then multiplying by the cosine of the angle between them. Mathematically, it can be represented as Φ = E · A · cos(θ).
The unit of measurement for electric flux is volt meters (V·m) or newton meters squared per coulomb (N·m²/C).
A closed surface is important for calculating electric flux because it allows for the calculation to be simplified to a single value rather than having to integrate over the entire surface. This is known as Gauss's Law and is commonly used in electrostatics calculations.
The orientation of a surface can greatly affect the electric flux through it. For example, a surface perpendicular to the electric field lines will have a higher electric flux than a surface parallel to the field lines. This is because the cosine of the angle between the electric field vector and the surface area vector is 1 for a perpendicular surface, resulting in a higher flux value.