QUESTION 3 Consider a spherical Gaussian surface of radius R centered at the origin. A charge Q is placed inside the sphere. Where should the charge be located to maximize the magnitude of the flux of the electric field through the Gaussian surface? at the origin at x = 0, y = R/2, z 0 at x = R/2, y = 0, z = 0 at x = 0, y = 0, z = R/2 The flux does not depend on the position of the charge as long as it is inside the sphere

QUESTION 3 Consider a spherical Gaussian surface of radius R centered at the origin. A charge Q is placed inside the sphere. Where should the charge be located to maximize the magnitude of the flux of the electric field through the Gaussian surface? at the origin at x = 0, y = R/2, z 0 at x = R/2, y = 0, z = 0 at x = 0, y = 0, z = R/2 The flux does not depend on the position of the charge as long as it is inside the sphere

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Chapter24: Gauss’s Law

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