For which of the following charge distributions would Gauss's law not beuseful for calculating the electric field?a uniformly charged sphere of radius RO b. an infinite planar sheet having constant surface charge densitya cylinder of radius R and height h with charge uniformly distributedover its surfaceO d. an infinitely long cylinder of radius R with charge uniformly distributedover its surfaceO e. a spherical shell of radius R with charge uniformly distributed over itssurface< o O

Gauss law is applicable on all the cases where it is possible to draw a symmetric gaussian surface.

For which of the following charge distributions would Gauss's law not be useful for calculating the electric field? Oa a uniformly charged sphere of radius R O b. an infinite planar sheet having constant surface charge density Oc a cylinder of radius R and height h with charge uniformly distributed over its surface Od. an infinitely long cylinder of radius R with charge uniformly distributed over its surface a spherical shell of radius R with charge uniformly distributed over its surface

For which of the following charge distributions would Gauss's law not be useful for calculating the electric field? Oa a uniformly charged sphere of radius R O b. an infinite planar sheet having constant surface charge density Oc a cylinder of radius R and height h with charge uniformly distributed over its surface Od. an infinitely long cylinder of radius R with charge uniformly distributed over its surface a spherical shell of radius R with charge uniformly distributed over its surface

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Chapter6: Gauss's Law

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