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A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side l. What is the electric flux passing through each face of the cube?

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Flux passing through the surface of the cube = `q/(epsilon_0)`
`:.` Flux passing through each of the face = `1/6 (q)/(epsilon_0)`.
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