College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 54P
Figure 17.58 shows cross sections of five closed surfaces S1, S2, and so on. Find the net electric flux passing through each of these surfaces.
Figure 17.58
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