A charge is placed at the centre of a cube. The flux coming out from any one of its faces will be (in SI unit) :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: D
The Gaussian surface for the charge placed at the center of the cube will spread out equally through all sides of the cube. According to Gauss's Law, electric flux $\Phi$ through a closed surface is equal to the charge enclosed $Q$ divided by the permittivity of free space $\epsilon_0$:
$$\Phi_{\text{total}} = \frac{Q}{\epsilon_0}$$
Given that the cube has 6 faces, and due to symmetry, the flux through each face will be equal, the flux through any one face $\Phi_{\text{face}}$ is:
$$\Phi_{\text{face}} = \frac{\Phi_{\text{total}}}{6} = \frac{Q}{6\epsilon_0}$$
Since the charge is given in microcoulombs ($\mu\mathrm{C}$), we need to convert it to coulombs by multiplying with $10^{-6}$:
$$\Phi_{\text{face}} = \frac{Q \times 10^{-6}}{6\epsilon_0}$$
This matches option D, which means the correct flux through one face of the cube given a charge Q microcoulombs at the center is $$\frac{Q}{6\epsilon_0} \times 10^{-6}$$.
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