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Suppose that the curved portion of the Gaussian surface is replaced by the larger curved surface that encloses the charge as shown. The flat left-hand portion of the surface is still unchanged.
i. Does the value of
ii. How does the flux through the new curved portion of the surface compare to the flux through the original curved portion of the surface? Explain.
iii. Use Gauss’ law to write an expression in terms of
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