Suppose Coulomb's law showed a (1 / r^{2.00001}) dependence instead of a (1 / r^{2}) dependence. (a)

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Suppose Coulomb's law showed a \(1 / r^{2.00001}\) dependence instead of a \(1 / r^{2}\) dependence.

(a) Calculate the electric flux through a spherical Gaussian surface of radius \(R\) centered on a particle carrying a charge \(+q\).

(b) Substitute your result in Eq. 24.8. What do you notice?


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