Electric flux refers to the measure of how much electric field passes through a given area. It quantifies the number of electric field lines passing through a surface.
Imagine you have a window with blinds. When you open the blinds, more light can pass through, increasing the amount of light flux entering your room. Similarly, when you have more electric field lines passing through an area, you have higher electric flux.
Gauss's Law: A fundamental law in electromagnetism that relates the total electric flux passing through any closed surface to the total charge enclosed by that surface.
Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction: States that changing magnetic fields induce an electromotive force (EMF) and hence create an induced current in nearby conductors.
Magnetic Flux: Similar to electric flux, but measures how much magnetic field passes through a given area instead.
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