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Chapter 24, Problem 10OQ
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To determine
The number of faces at which electric field is zero when a cube is bisected by the charged sheet.
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To determine
The number of faces at which electric flux is zero when a cube is bisected by the charged sheet.
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Ch. 24.1 - Suppose a point charge is located at the center of...Ch. 24.2 - If the net flux through a gaussian surface is...Ch. 24 - Prob. 1OQCh. 24 - Prob. 2OQCh. 24 - Prob. 3OQCh. 24 - Prob. 4OQCh. 24 - Prob. 5OQCh. 24 - Prob. 6OQCh. 24 - Prob. 7OQCh. 24 - Prob. 8OQ
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