Net Electric Flux & Enclosed Objects

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When an enclosed object, such as a rock or container, is placed within an electric field, the net electric flux through the object is always zero, provided there are no charges inside it. This is due to the principle that the amount of electric flux entering the object equals the amount exiting it. The net flux is determined by the net charge within the object, which in this scenario is zero. Therefore, regardless of the object's distance from the source charge, the net electric flux remains unchanged. Understanding this concept is crucial for analyzing electric fields and their interactions with enclosed objects.
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If I were to take an enclosed object, like a rock, container, etc... and put it within an electric field any distance away from the source charge (so long as the source charge isn't inside the object)...would the net electric flux always be zero?
 
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Yes! because as much flux entering the object is outgoing... the net flux entering or outgoing an object is depended to the net charges inside the object which in this case is zero.
 
Ok. Thanks.
 
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