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Chapter 24, Problem 24.10OQ
A cubical gaussian surface is bisected by a large sheet of charge, parallel to its top and bottom faces. No other charges are nearby. (i) Over how many of the cube’s faces is the electric field zero? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6 (ii) Through how many of the cubes faces is the electric flux zero? Choose from the same possibilities as in part (i).
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