Physlet Physics by Christian and Belloni: Problem 24.6

24.1: Flux and Gaussian Surfaces
24.2: Near and Far View of a Filament
24.3: A Cylinder of Charge

Problem 24.6: Determine flux through a box

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The green square represents a cross section of a cube. Use the test charge to explore the direction of the electric field inside the cube (position is given in meters and electric field strength is given in newtons/coulomb). Click-drag the cursor anywhere inside the cube to measure the magnitude of the electric field. Find the flux through the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the cube. Restart.

Problem authored by Evelyn Patterson and Scott Bonham and modified by Anne J Cox.

Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.

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