NEET Physics Electric Flux MCQ Question
Consider a right circular cylinder of length 20 cm and radius 5 cm with its axis along the x-axis, centered at the origin. An electric field is uniform and in the positive x direction for positive x, and uniform with the same magnitude but in the negative x direction for negative x. If E = 200 N/C for x > 0 and E = -200 N/C for x < 0, what is the total electric flux through the curved surface of the cylinder?

0 Nm²/C
1000 Nm²/C
-1000 Nm²/C
2000 Nm²/C
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The electric flux through the curved surface of a cylinder is zero because the electric field is parallel to the surface, contributing no component perpendicular to it.
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