Chapter 4: Q8DQ (page 745)
If the electric field of a point charge were proportional to 1>r3 instead of 1>r2, would Gauss鈥檚 law still be valid? Explain your reasoning. (Hint: Consider a spherical Gaussian surface cantered on a single point charge.)
Short Answer
No, The Gauss鈥檚 law won鈥檛 be valid if the electric field is proportional to
