Pick the incorrect statement from the following
Pick the incorrect statement from the following Correct Answer Electric flux is a vector quantity
The correct answer is option 3) i.e. Electric flux is a vector quantity
CONCEPT:
- Electric flux: It is the number of electric field lines passing through a given surface area.
The electric flux associated with a surface kept in a uniform electric field is given by:
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ϕ = E.A = EAcosθ
Where E is the uniform electric field, A is the area of the surface and θ is the angle between E and the area vector of A.
EXPLANATION:
Electric flux, ϕ = E.A and thus it is dependent on the intensity of the electric field.
- The electric flux ϕ will be maximum when cosθ = 1 i.e. θ = 0∘. This is possible by placing the plane surface perpendicular to the electric field.
- Electric flux is the dot product of two vector quantities i.e. electric field and area vector. Hence, it is a scalar quantity.
Hence, option 3) is an incorrect statement.
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