A positive point charge is located at the center of an imaginary spherical surface of radius r. Such a surface is one example of a Gaussian surface. Here the electric field is perpendicular to the surface and has the same magnitude everywhere on it.
Figure 18.33  A positive point charge is located at the center of an imaginary spherical surface of radius r. Such a surface is one example of a Gaussian surface. Here the electric field is perpendicular to the surface and has the same magnitude everywhere on it.


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