Consider a point on the right surface of the Gaussian surface in Figure 24.15. Does the magnitude of the electric field at that point increase, decrease, or stay the same if you

(a) change the location of the point on the right surface, or

(b) increase the height \(b\) of the Gaussian surface?

(c) Is the field line flux through the right surface of the Gaussian surface positive, negative, or zero?

(d) How does the field line flux through the right surface compare to that through the left surface? 

(e) Is the field line flux through the curved surface of the Gaussian surface positive, negative, or zero?

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Figure 24.15 The electric field of a uniformly charged sheet exhibits planar symmetry. We examine its field by drawing a cylindrical Gaussian surface that straddles the sheet. charged sheet Gaussian surface. E