Calculating flux when charge on vertex of cube

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A point charge of 112 x 10^-9 C is placed at the center of a cube with a side length of 0.2 m, and when moved to a vertex, the flux through each face needs to be calculated. The total flux is divided by 24 because the cube has 24 faces when considering the charge's position at the vertex. Flux through the faces adjacent to the vertex is zero since the electric field is parallel to those faces. The resulting flux through each face is calculated to be 527 Nm^2/C. Understanding the geometry of the cube and the behavior of electric fields is crucial for solving this problem.
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Homework Statement



A point charge q = 112 x 10^-9 C is placed at the centre of a cube of side l = 0.2 m.

If the charge is moved all the way to one vertex of the cube, determine the flux
through each of the faces.

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The Attempt at a Solution



I looked at the answer:

Flux through each face = Total flux / 24
= 2 109.23 / 24
= 527 Nm^2/C

And don't understand why the 24 is used.

I read somewhere that it said that the flux through the faces adjacent to the vertex where the charge is placed = 0, but I don't understand why? I think this might be why I don't understand the use of the "24". Could someone please help?
 
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hi!
Flux through the faces touching the charge is zero because the Electric field is parallel to them. And flux through each face = ∅/24, since you have 24 faces in the cube diagram you attached.
 
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