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2002 · Shift 0 · Q163
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Electrostatics question

2002 · Shift 0 · Q163

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A charged particle qqq is placed at the centre OOO of cube of length L(ABCDEFGH).L(ABCDEFGH).L(ABCDEFGH). Another same charge qqq is placed at a distance LLL from OOO. Then the electric flux through ABCDABCDABCD is AIEEE 2002 Physics - Electrostatics Question 252 English
  1. A
    q/4 π ∈0Lq/4\,\pi \,{ \in _0}Lq/4π∈0​L
  2. B
    zero
  3. C
    q/2 π ∈0Lq/2\,\pi \,{ \in _0}Lq/2π∈0​L
  4. D
    q/3 π ∈0Lq/3\,\pi \,{ \in _0}Lq/3π∈0​L
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Correct answer: QUESTION APPEARS AMBIGUOUS / MISPRINTED. IF INTENDED FLUX THROUGH ONE FACE DUE TO CHARGE AT CUBE CENTER, ANSWER IS $\FRAC{Q}{6\VAREPSILON_0}$, WHICH IS NOT AMONG THE OPTIONS.

  1. Flux through face due to charge at the centre of the cube

A charge qqq is placed at the centre OOO of a cube.

By Gauss's law, total electric flux through the whole cube is Φtotal=qε0.\Phi_{\text{total}}=\frac{q}{\varepsilon_0}.Φtotal​=ε0​q​.

Since the charge is at the centre, by symmetry this flux is equally distributed through the 6 faces.

So flux through face ABCDABCDABCD due to the central charge is Φ1=16⋅qε0=q6ε0.\Phi_1=\frac{1}{6}\cdot \frac{q}{\varepsilon_0}=\frac{q}{6\varepsilon_0}.Φ1​=61​⋅ε0​q​=6ε0​q​.

  1. Flux through face ABCDABCDABCD due to the second charge

Another same charge qqq is placed at a distance LLL from OOO.

Here the question does not specify the direction of this second charge relative to the cube. Therefore, its contribution to flux through face ABCDABCDABCD cannot be uniquely determined from the given information unless some special geometry is intended.

Also, the options given are dimensionally inconsistent: qπε0L\frac{q}{\pi\varepsilon_0 L}πε0​Lq​ has dimensions of electric field ×\times× area mismatch, whereas electric flux should have units of qε0.\frac{q}{\varepsilon_0}.ε0​q​. So options A, C, D are not dimensionally valid expressions for flux.

  1. Check the given options
  • A: q4πε0L\dfrac{q}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 L}4πε0​Lq​ → dimensionally incorrect for flux.
  • B: zero
  • C: q2πε0L\dfrac{q}{2\pi\varepsilon_0 L}2πε0​Lq​ → dimensionally incorrect.
  • D: q3πε0L\dfrac{q}{3\pi\varepsilon_0 L}3πε0​Lq​ → dimensionally incorrect.

Since the central charge alone gives nonzero flux q6ε0,\frac{q}{6\varepsilon_0},6ε0​q​, flux through ABCDABCDABCD cannot be zero.

Hence option B is physically not correct either.

  1. Conclusion

The physically correct flux through face ABCDABCDABCD due to the charge at the centre is q6ε0\boxed{\frac{q}{6\varepsilon_0}}6ε0​q​​ if only the central charge contributes symmetrically.

Because the position of the second charge is not fully specified, the problem as written is ambiguous. Therefore the stored answer B\text{B}B cannot be accepted as correct.

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