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Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude ee are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming out of the cube will be:

A

8eϵ0\frac{8e}{\epsilon_0}

B

16eϵ0\frac{16e}{\epsilon_0}

C

eϵ0\frac{e}{\epsilon_0}

D

zero

Step-by-Step Solution

According to Gauss's Law, the total electric flux ΦE\Phi_E through a closed surface is equal to the net charge enclosed divided by ϵ0\epsilon_0 (ΦE=qenclosedϵ0\Phi_E = \frac{q_{\text{enclosed}}}{\epsilon_0}). An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges (+q+q and q-q) separated by a small distance, so the net charge of a single dipole is zero (qnet=+ee=0q_{net} = +e - e = 0). Since there are eight dipoles inside the cube, the total enclosed charge is 8×0=08 \times 0 = 0. Consequently, the total electric flux coming out of the cube is zero.

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