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An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a sphere. Find the electric flux passing through the sphere.

A

`0`

B

`1`

C

`2`

D

None of the above

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The correct Answer is:
A
Net charge inside the sphere `q_"in"=0`. Therefore, according to Gaus's law net flux passing through the sphere is zero.
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