An electric point charge of Q = 22.5 nC is placed at the center of a cube with a side length of a = 16.3 cm. The cube in this question is only a mathematical object, it is not made out of any physical material. What is the electric flux through all six sides of the cube?

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Answer:

The electric flux is  [tex]\phi = 2.5 *10^{3} \ Nm^2 \cdot C^{-1}[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

  The magnitude of the electric point charge  [tex]q = 22.5 nC = 22.5 *10^{-9} \ C[/tex]

   The length of the one side of the cube is [tex]l = 16.3 \ cm = 0.163 \ m[/tex]

   The number of  sides is  [tex]N= 6[/tex]  

The electric flux according to Gauss law is mathematically evaluated as

          [tex]\phi = \frac{q}{\epsilon_o}[/tex]

Where [tex]\epsilon _ o[/tex] is the permitivity of free space with value  [tex]\epsilon_o = 8.85*10^{-12}\ m^{-3} \cdot kg^{-1}\cdot s^4 \cdot A^2[/tex]

  substituting values

        [tex]\phi = \frac{22.5 *10^{-9}}{8.85 *10^{-12}}[/tex]

         [tex]\phi = 2.5 *10^{3} \ Nm^2 \cdot C^{-1}[/tex]