Two charges of 5 Q and - 2 Q are situated at the points ( 3 a , 0 ) and ( - 5 a , 0 ) respectively. The…

Two charges of 5Q and -2Q are situated at the points (3a, 0) and (-5a, 0) respectively. The electric flux through a sphere of radius 4a having centre at origin is:
  1. 2Qε0
  2. 5Qε0
  3. 7Qε0
  4. 3Qε0

Solution

As can be seen from the figure above, only the 5Q charge is inside the spherical region.

The formula to calculate the flux through the surface is given by

ϕ=qencε0   ...1

From equation (1), the flux through the given surface can be calculated as follows:

ϕ=5Qε0

Asked in: JEE Main 2024 (29 Jan Shift 1)

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