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Which of the following physical laws implies that the total magnetic flux through any closed surface is always zero?
A. Gauss's law for electrostatics
B. Gauss's law for magnetism✓ Correct Answer
C. Ampere-Maxwell law
D. Faraday's law of induction
💡 Solution & Explanation
Gauss's law for magnetism states that magnetic monopoles do not exist, meaning magnetic field lines form closed loops and the net magnetic flux through any closed surface is zero. Unlike electrostatics where point charges exist, magnetic field lines neither begin nor end at a monopole. This principle constitutes the second of Maxwell's equations governing electromagnetism.
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