Answer to Question #31259 in Electric Circuits for Aaron Okievs.

Question

The total electric flux through a cylinder placed in an electric field with its axis parallel to the field is zero.
8 Charges of +2C and −2C are situated at points P and Q respectively which are at a distance apart. A point X is mid-way between P and Q. Which of the following correctly describes the electric field and the electric potential at point X

a. electric field is toward Q, electric potential is zero.

b. electric field is toward Q, electric potential is negative.

c. electric field is toward P, electric potential zero.

d. electric field is toward P, electric potential is positive.