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Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

A cube is placed inside an electric field, E⃗=150y2j^\vec{E} = 150y^{2}\hat{j}. The side of the cube is 0.5 m and is placed in the field as shown in the given figure. The charge inside the cube is:

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Answer: (b)

  1. E⃗=150y2j^\vec E = 150y^2\hat j has flux only through the faces y=0y = 0 and y=0.5y = 0.5 m.
  2. At y=0y = 0: E=0E = 0. At y=0.5y = 0.5: ϕ=150(0.5)2(0.5)2=9.375\phi = 150(0.5)^2(0.5)^2 = 9.375 N m2^2/C.
  3. q=ε0ϕ=8.85×10−12×9.375≈8.3×10−11q = \varepsilon_0\phi = 8.85\times10^{-12}\times9.375 \approx 8.3\times10^{-11} C
  4. So the answer is (b).
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