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A particle with charge q is located inside a cubical gaussian surface. No other charges are nearby , (I0 If the particle is at the center of the cube, what is the flux through each one of the faces of the cube? (a) 0 (b) q/ 2 ε0 (c) q/ 6ε0 (d) q/ 8ε0 (e) depends on the size of the cube (II) If the particle can be moved to any point within the cube , what maximum value can the flux through one face approach? Choose from the same possibilities as in part (i).
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