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III. Long Answer Questions · Q12

Q.Obtain the expression for the electric field due to a charged infinite plane sheet.

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Step 1. Symmetry. By the symmetry of an infinite plane sheet, the field points perpendicular to the sheet, with equal magnitude on both sides.

Step 2. Gaussian surface. Choose a small pillbox (short cylinder) straddling the sheet, with its two flat end caps (each of area AA) parallel to the sheet.

Step 3. Flux. Flux crosses only the two flat faces (the curved side runs parallel to E, contributing nothing): ΦE=2EA\Phi_E=2EA.

Step 4. Enclosed charge. Qenclosed=σAQ_{\text{enclosed}}=\sigma A. …

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