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Electric Charges And Fields

Question
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How does the electric flux due to a point charge enclosed by a spherical Gaussian surface get affected when its radius is increased?

Solution

According to Gauss's law, flux through a closed surface is given by,

                                 straight ϕ space equals space straight q over straight epsilon subscript straight o

Here, q is the charge enclosed by the gaussian surface. 
That is, on increasing the radius of the gaussian surface, charge q remains unchanged.
So, flux through the gaussian surface will not be affected when its radius is increased.