Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 19.3, Problem 1aTH
To determine
The relationship of the flux through the curved surface and flat surface due to apositive charge placed outside the given surface.
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