Answer to Question #203065 in Electric Circuits for Nabeel khan

Question

What is electric flux,electric field and electric potential inside the charged sphere?

Answer 1

Electric Field:

According to Gauss’s law, the electric field inside a conducting sphere is zero. This is due to the fact that the total charge enclosed is zero.

Electric Flux:

Electric Flux in a sphere is given by:

$Electric Flux = E * A = E * 4 * \pi * r^{2}$

As the electric field inside a sphere is zero, Therefore

Electric Flux = E * A = 0

Therefore, electric flux is zero inside a sphere.

Electric Potential:

The electric potential is constant inside a sphere. And it is same as that on the surface of conductor.