Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Gauss' Law - Problems - Page 679: 5

Answer

$\phi=3.01n\frac{N.m^2}{C}$

Work Step by Step

If we think the square as one face of a cube then the flux through the square will be $\frac{1}{6}$ of the total flux through the cube i.e. $\phi=\frac{\phi_{total}}{6}$ According to Gauss's law, the flux through a closed surface is given as: $\phi_{total}=\frac{q}{\epsilon_{\circ}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\phi_{total}=\frac{1.6\times 10^{-19}}{8.85\times 10^{-12}}=1.8079\times 10^{-8}\frac{N.m^2}{C}$ Now, $\phi=\frac{\phi_{total}}{6}=\frac{1.8079\times 10^{-8}}{6}=3.01\times 10^{-9}\frac{N.m^2}{C}=3.01n\frac{N.m^2}{C}$
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