It is found that there is a net electric flux of 1.5 × 104 N ⋅ m2/C inward through a spherical surface of radius 6.1 cm. How much electric charge, in coulombs, is located inside the spherical surface?

It is found that there is a net electric flux of 1.5 × 104 N ⋅ m2/C inward through a spherical surface of radius 6.1 cm. How much electric charge, in coulombs, is located inside the spherical surface?

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It is found that there is a net electric flux of 1.5 × 10⁴ N ⋅ m²/C inward through a spherical surface of radius 6.1 cm.

How much electric charge, in coulombs, is located inside the spherical surface?

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