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A vector field is defined as

f ( x , y , z ) = x [ x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ] 3 2 i ^ + y [ x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ] 3 2 j ^ + z [ x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ] 3 2 k ^

where î, ĵ, k̂ are unit vectors along the axes of a right-handed rectangular/Cartesian coordinate system. The surface integral  f . d S (Where  d S is an elemental surface area vector) evaluated over the inner and outer surfaces of a spherical shell formed by two concentric spheres with origin as the centre, and internal and external radii of 1 and 2, respectively, is

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V e c t o r f i e l d = f ( x , y , z ) = x i ^ + y j ^ + z k [ x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ] 3 2 = x i ^ + y j ^ + z k ( r 2 ) 3 2 = x i ^ + y j ^ + z k ( r 3 )

d i v f = x [ x r 3 ] + y [ y r 3 ] + z [ z r 3 ]

d i v f = x ( 3 ) r 4 ( r x ) + 1 r 3 + y ( 3 ) r 4 ( r y ) + z ( 3 ) r 4 ( r z ) + 1 r 3

d i v f = ( 3 ) x r 4 ( x r ) + ( 3 ) y r 4 ( y r ) + ( 3 ) z r 4 ( z r ) + 3 r 3

d i v f = 3 r 5 [ x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ] + 3 r 3 = 3 r 5 [ r 2 ] + 3 r 3

d i v f = 3 r 3 + 3 r 3 = 0

Now, according to the theorem

f . d s = d i v f d v = d i v 0 d v = 0

f . d s = 0

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