Consider a spherical Gaussian surface of radius R centered at the origin.A charge Q is placed inside the sphere.To maximize the magnitude of the flux of the electric field through the Gaussian surface,the charge should be located
A) at x = 0, y = 0, z = R/2.
B) at the origin.
C) at x = R/2, y = 0, z = 0.
D) at x = 0, y = R/2, z = 0.
E) The charge can be located anywhere, since flux does not depend on the position of the charge as long as it is inside the sphere.

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The flux through a Gaussian surface depends only on the total charge enclosed by the surface, not on the charge's location within the surface. This is a direct consequence of Gauss's law.

Consider a Spherical Gaussian Surface of Radius R Centered at the Origin.A