Physics 132 - General Physics II - Professor Bunson
Fall 2001
Reading Assignment
Due 9/7:
Reading:

Halliday, Resnick and Walker (HRW)
Chapter 24 sections 1 - 6

Questions:

1) HRW Question 2

2) Gauss's Law says that the flux is proportional to the charge enclosed. If you have a point charge and you surround it with a metal sphere, does Gauss's Law still hold for a Gaussian surface that surrounds the entire sphere? Why or why not?
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