Problem: A 10 nC point charge is at the center of a 4m x 4m x 4m cube. What is the electric flux through the top surface of the cube?
FREE Expert Solution
In this problem, we're going to use Gauss's law to get the net electric flux.
From Gauss's law:
Charge, Q = 10 nC = 10 × 10-9 C
ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/Nm2
Problem Details
A 10 nC point charge is at the center of a 4m x 4m x 4m cube. What is the electric flux through the top surface of the cube?
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