The electric flux over a sphere of radius ' $r$ ' is ' $\phi$ '. If the radius of the sphere is doubled…

The electric flux over a sphere of radius ' $r$ ' is ' $\phi$ '. If the radius of the sphere is doubled without changing the charge, the flux will be
  1. $4 \phi$
  2. $2 \phi$
  3. $\phi$
  4. $\frac{\phi}{2}$

Solution

Using Gauss's law, $\phi=\frac{q}{\varepsilon_0}$ $\begin{aligned} & \quad \Rightarrow \phi \propto q \\ & \therefore \quad \frac{\phi_2}{\phi}=\frac{q}{q} \\ & \therefore \quad \\ & \therefore \quad \end{aligned}$ ..(charge q is kept the same) *

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (09 May Shift 2)

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