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1. Electric field intensity due to an infinite plane sheet of charge is
A. σ/εo
B. q/2εo
C. σ/2εo
D. q/εo
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2. The electric field intensity outside two charged parallel plates is
A. σ/2εo
B. σ/εo
C. infinity
D. 0
Explanation:
3. The electric field intensity in between two charged parallel plates is
A. σ/2εo
B. σ/εo
C. -σ/2εo
D. 0
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4. Electric flux lines due to an infinite sheet of charge is
A. converging
B. radial
C. uniform and perpendicular to the sheet
D. uniform and parallel to the sheet
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5. Total flux across a closed surface enclosing charge is independent of
A. shape of the closed surface
B. volume of the enclosure
C. actual spatial argument of charges within the surface
D. all the above
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