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Q.If the magnetic monopole exists, then which of the Maxwell's equations has to be modified?

(a) ∮E⃗⋅dA⃗=Qenclosedϵ0\displaystyle\oint \vec{E}\cdot d\vec{A}=\dfrac{Q_{enclosed}}{\epsilon_0}
(b) ∮B⃗⋅dA⃗=0\displaystyle\oint \vec{B}\cdot d\vec{A}=0
(c) ∮B⃗⋅dl⃗=μ0iC+μ0ϵ0dΦEdt\displaystyle\oint \vec{B}\cdot d\vec{l}=\mu_0 i_C+\mu_0\epsilon_0\dfrac{d\Phi_E}{dt}
(d) ∮E⃗⋅dl⃗=−dΦBdt\displaystyle\oint \vec{E}\cdot d\vec{l}=-\dfrac{d\Phi_B}{dt}
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Step 1. Gauss's law for magnetism states that the net magnetic flux through any closed surface is always zero, ∮B⃗⋅dA⃗=0\oint\vec B\cdot d\vec A=0, which is precisely the statement that magnetic field lines always form closed loops with no starting or ending point.

Step 2. This zero on the right-hand side is a direct mathematical consequence of assuming no isolated magnetic charge (monopole) exists -- exactly analogous to how Gauss's law for electricity has Qenclosed/ϵ0Q_{enclosed}/\epsilon_0 on the right because isolated electric charges do exist.

Step 3. If a magnetic monopole were discovered, a surface enclosing it would have a non-zero net magnetic flux, so the right-hand side of this equation would need to become the enclosed 'magnetic charge' (divided by an appropriate constant), just as Gauss's law for electricity has Qenclosed/ϵ0Q_{enclosed}/\epsilon_0. …

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