A student has made the statement that the electric flux through one half of a Gaussian surface is always equal and opposite to the flux through the other half of the Gaussian surface. This is:. a. never true.

b. never false.

c. true whenever enclosed charge is symmetrically located at a center point, or on a center line or centrally placed plane

d. true whenever no charge is enclosed within the Gaussian surface.

e. true only when no charge is enclosed within the Gaussian surface.

E.true only when no charge is enclosed within the Gaussian surface.

Explanation:

Because Gauss’s law states that the net flux of an electric field in a closed surface is directly proportional to the enclosed electric charge.

a charge 3q is at the origin, and a charge −2q is on the positive x axis at x=a. part a where on the x-axis would you place a third charge so it would experience no net electric force? enter an expression for the exact answer, which will involve a square-root sign. (do not enter an approximate decimal answer.)