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- Homework Statement
- An electric charge q is placed at one corner of a cube of side L. What is the flux through each face of the cube?
- Relevant Equations
, which is the Gauss's Law in electrostatics
I have tried to understand the solution given in the book which is as pasted below. The solution uses Gauss's Law but makes no mention of which Gaussian surface is used. The diagram that I have used to understand this problem is also given at the end. From the diagram, faces OADG, OABE and OEFG have zero flux since lines of force skim through these faces. The other three faces BCFE, CDGF and ABCD have lines of force cutting them and therefore will have non-zero flux.
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