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Electric Flux
Question

In a region of space the electric field is in the x-direction and proportional to x, i.e., E=E0xi^. Consider an imaginary cubical volume of edge a with its edges parallel to the axes of coordinates. The charge inside this volume will be

Moderate
Solution

Field at face ABCD = E0x0i^

Flux over the face ABCD =-E0x0a2
The negative sign arises as the field is directed into the cube.

Field at face EFGH =E0x0+ai^
Flux over the face EFGH =E0x0+aa2
Flux over the other four faces is zero as the field is parallel to the surfaces.
Total flux over the cube =E0a3=1ε0q
Where q is the total charge under the cube

q=ε0E0a3

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