GATE EC 2022 Set 1 — Question 65
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In an electrostatic field, the electric displacement density vector, , is given bywhere are the unit vectors along -axis, -axis, and -axis, respectively. Consider a cubical region centered at the origin with each side of length 1 m, and vertices at . The electric charge enclosed within is \text{_________} C (rounded off to two decimal places).
Correct answer
0.48 to 0.52
Solution
According to Gauss's Law, the total electric charge enclosed within a volume is equal to the volume integral of the divergence of the electric displacement density .
1.Calculate the divergence of :
2.Set up the volume integral over the cubical region :
The region is defined by , , and .3.Evaluate the integral:
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