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Chapter 22.2, Problem 1BE
A point charge Q is at the center of a spherical gaussian surface A. When a second charge Q is placed just outside A, the total flux through this spherical surface A is (a) unchanged, (b) doubled, (c) halved, (d) none of these.
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