We can use Gauss' Law for infinite objects, but it turns out Gauss' Law actually has a lot to tell us about finite objects as well when we are very close to the surface. In particular, charged conductors. Here we explore what the electric field is near a charged conductor and how we can use Gauss' law to figure it out.

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This is part of my series on introductory electromagnetism, where we explore one of the fundamental forces of nature - how your phone charges and communicates with the rest of the world, why you should be afraid of the sun, and the fundamentals of electric and magnetic forces and fields, voltages,