Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 19, Problem 4OQ
A particle with charge q is located inside a cubical gaussian surface. No other charges are nearby. (i) If the particle is at the center of the cube, what is the flux through each one of the faces of the cube? (a) 0 (b) q/2ϵ0 (c) q/6ϵ0 (d) q/8ϵ0 (e) depends on the size of the cube (ii) If the particle can be moved to any point within the cube, what maximum value can the flux through one face approach? Choose from the same possibilities as in part (i).
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