Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a black box indicates that the net outward flux through the surface of the box is 8.0 x 10³ N m²/C. (a) What is the net charge inside the box?

Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a black box indicates that the net outward flux through the surface of the box is 8.0 x 10³ N m²/C. (a) What is the net charge inside the box?

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Careful measurement of the electric
field at the surface of a black box
indicates that the net outward flux
through the surface of the box is 8.0
x 103 N m²/C.
(a) What is the net charge inside the
box?

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