A spherical rubber balloon carries a charge, uniformly distributed over the surface. As the balloon is blown…

A spherical rubber balloon carries a charge, uniformly distributed over the surface. As the balloon is blown up and increases in size, the total electric flux coming out of the surface
  1. Becomes zero
  2. Increases
  3. Decreases
  4. Remains unchanged

Solution

Total electric flux through the surface $=\frac{\mathrm{q}}{\varepsilon_0}$. As charge remains unchanged when size of balloon increases, electric flux through the surface remains unchanged.

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (07 Aug Shift 1)

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