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A point charge +Q is located 1 m below the x-y plane. What is the total electric flux passing through the x-y plane? I know the answer should be Q/2 but how?
Why Is the Electric Flux from a Point Charge Only Half Through the XY Plane?
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The total electric flux through the x-y plane from a point charge +Q located 1 meter below the plane is exactly Q/2. This conclusion arises from Gauss's Law, which states that the electric flux through a closed surface is proportional to the enclosed charge. Since the point charge is symmetrically positioned, only half of the electric field lines intersect the x-y plane, resulting in the flux being halved.
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