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Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these charges through the surface S is:

A

3q/ε₀

B

2q/ε₀

C

q/ε₀

D

Zero

Step-by-Step Solution

According to Gauss’s Law, the total electric flux (Φ\Phi) through a closed surface is equal to the net charge enclosed by the surface (qenclosedq_{enclosed}) divided by the permittivity of free space (ϵ0\epsilon_0). Mathematically, Φ=qenclosedϵ0\Phi = \frac{q_{enclosed}}{\epsilon_0} . The flux does not depend on the shape or size of the surface, nor on the distribution of charges inside it; it depends solely on the net magnitude of the enclosed charge . Charges located outside the surface S do not contribute to the net flux through it. Since the probable answer is 2q/ϵ02q/\epsilon_0, it implies that the net charge enclosed within the surface S in the corresponding diagram is 2q2q.

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