A flat sheet of paper of area 0.250 m2 is oriented so that the normal to the sheet is at an angle of 60 to a uniform electric field of magnitude 14 N>C. (a) Find the magnitude of the electric flux through the sheet. (b) Does the answer to part (a) depend on the shape of the sheet

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Maeve Braun

Physics

14 August, 03:56

A flat sheet of paper of area 0.250 m2 is oriented so that the normal to the sheet is at an angle of 60 to a uniform electric field of magnitude 14 N>C. (a) Find the magnitude of the electric flux through the sheet. (b) Does the answer to part (a) depend on the shape of the sheet

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Paloma Irwin · Answer 1

a. 1.75 Nm²/C

b. Yes.

Explanation:

a. Electric Flux is given as:

Φ = E*A*cosθ

Where E = electric flux

A = Surface area

Φ = 14 * 0.25 * cos60

Φ = 1.75 Nm²/C

b. Yes, the shape of the sheet will affect the Flux through it. This is because flux is dependent on area of the surface and the area is dependent on the shape of the surface.