A spherical surface surrounds a point charge q. What happens to the total flux when the surface area of the sphere isquadrupled?O The flux remains constant.O The flux goes to zero.O The flux decreases by 1/4.The flux is quadrupled.

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A spherical surface surrounds a point charge q. What happens to the total flux when the surface area of the sphere is
quadrupled?
O The flux remains constant.
O The flux goes to zero.
O The flux decreases by 1/4.
The flux is quadrupled.

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