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What is the electric flux through a cube of side 1 cm which encloses an electric dipole?

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Since, according to the Gauss’ law of electrostatics, electric flux through any closed surface is given by,

\(\phi_E = \oint E \cdot S = q/ \varepsilon_0\) ....(i)

Where, e = electrostatic field

q = total charge enclosed by the surface

ϵ0 = absolute electric permittivity of free space so, in the given case, cube encloses an electric dipole. Therefore, the net charge enclosed within the cube is zero. i.e. q = 0.

Therefore, from Eq. (i), we have ϕE = q/ϵ0 = 0 i.e. electric flux is zero.



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