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What is the definition of electric flux?


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Electric flux:

  1. Electric flux is a property of an electric field defined as the number of electric lines of force (or electric field lines) that intersect a given area.
  2. Electric field lines are thought to start with positive charges and end with negative charges.
  3. Although an electric field cannot flow, electric flux is a measurement of the electric field passing through a given surface.
  4. It is a way of describing the strength of an electric field at any distance from the charge causing the field.

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