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CBSE Class 12 Physics 2014 Delhi Set 1 Paper

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Give a uniform electric field E=5×103i^\vec{E}=5 \times 10^{3} \hat{i} N/C find the flux of this field through a square of 10cm10\,\mathrm{cm} on a side whose plane is parallel to the YZYZ plane. What would be the flux through the same square if the plane makes a 3030^{\circ} angle with the XX-axis?
Solution:  
(a) The plane of the square is parallel to the yzy-z plane. Hence, angle between the unit vector normal to the plane and electric field, θ=0\theta=0^{\circ}
Flux ( Φ)\Phi) through the plane is given by the relation,
Φ  =EAcosθ\Phi\; = |\vec{E}| A \cos\theta
  =5×103×0.01×cos0\; = 5 \times 10^{3} \times 0.01 \times \cos 0^{\circ}
  =50Nm2/C\; = 50\,\mathrm{N}\,\mathrm{m}^2/\mathrm{C}
(b) Plane makes an angle of 3030^{\circ} with the xx-axis. Hence, angle between the unit vector normal to the plane and electric field, θ=60\theta=60^{\circ}
Flux, Φ  =EAcosθ\Phi\; = |\vec{E}| A \cos\theta
  =5×103×0.01×cos60\; = 5 \times 10^{3} \times 0.01 \times \cos 60^{\circ}
  =25Nm2/C\; = 25\,\mathrm{N}\,\mathrm{m}^2/\mathrm{C}
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