What is the electric flux φ through each of the six faces of the cube? use ϵ0 for the permittivity of free space (not the emf symbol e0).

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leena

Hi there!

Recall the equation for electric flux:

[tex]\Phi _E = \oint E \cdot dA = \frac{Q_{encl}}{\epsilon_0}[/tex]

Assuming a charge enclosed by a cube, we know the total electric flux is equal to:

[tex]\Phi_E = \frac{Q_{encl}}{\epsilon_0}[/tex]

Since there are 6 faces for a cube, we know that each face has 1/6th of the flux passing through it.

Therefore, the amount of flux going through EACH face is equal to:

[tex]\Phi_E = \frac{1}{6}\frac{Q_{encl}}{\epsilon_0} = \boxed{\frac{Q_{encl}}{6\epsilon_0}}[/tex]