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Gauss's law for electricity

Gauss's law for electricity states that the total electric flux, or the flow of electric field lines, through a closed surface is directly proportional to the amount of electric charge enclosed within that surface. In simpler terms, if you imagine a balloon with electric charge inside, the strength of the electric field outside the balloon depends solely on how much charge is inside, not on how that charge is distributed. This principle helps us understand how electric fields behave around charged objects and plays a key role in many areas of physics and engineering.