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A thin spherical shell of radius R and surface charge density \(\sigma\) is placed in a cube of side 5 R with their centers coinciding. The electric flux through one face of the cube is \(\left(\varepsilon_0=\right.\) Permittivity of free space \()\)

  1. A \(\frac{2 \pi \mathrm{R}^2 \sigma}{3 \varepsilon_{\mathrm{o}}}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\pi \mathrm{R}^2 \sigma}{3 \varepsilon_{\mathrm{o}}}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\sigma}{6 \varepsilon_0}\)
  4. D \(\frac{\sigma}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 R^2}\)
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(A) \(\frac{2 \pi \mathrm{R}^2 \sigma}{3 \varepsilon_{\mathrm{o}}}\)

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\(Q = \sigma \cdot 4 \pi R^2\) \(\Phi_{total} = \frac{Q}{\varepsilon_0} = \frac{4 \pi R^2 \sigma}{\varepsilon_0}\) \(\Phi_{one\_face} = \frac{\Phi_{total}}{6} = \frac{1}{6} \left( \frac{4 \pi R^2 \sigma}{\varepsilon_0} \right) = \frac{2 \pi R^2 \sigma}{3 \varepsilon_0}\)
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