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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Electrostatics

Flux coming out from a positive charge of \(8 \mathrm{C}\), placed in a medium of dielectric constant 4 is

  1. A \(\frac{1}{2 \varepsilon_0}\)
  2. B \(\frac{2}{\varepsilon_0}\)
  3. C \(8 \varepsilon_0\)
  4. D \(32 \varepsilon_0\)
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(B) \(\frac{2}{\varepsilon_0}\)

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Charge enclosed, \(q=8 \mathrm{C}\) Electric flux, \(\phi=\frac{q}{\varepsilon_m}\) \[ \varepsilon_m=K \varepsilon_0 \] Dielectric constant, \(K=4\) \[ \phi=\frac{8}{4 \varepsilon_0} \Rightarrow \phi=\frac{2}{\varepsilon_0} \]