Question

If the flux of the electric field through a closed surface is zero, then ______.

Options

• the electric field must be zero everywhere on the surface
• the electric field may not be zero everywhere on the surface
• the charge inside the surface must be zero
• the charge in the vicinity of the surface must be zero

Answer 1

If the flux of the electric field through a closed surface is zero, then the charge inside the surface must be zero.