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See attached file for illustration.

The figure shows a hollow cavity within a neutral conductor. A point charge Q is inside the cavity.

What is the net electric flux through the closed surface that surrounds the conductor?

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Apply Gauss law to find the net electric flux.

First we need to figure out the charges on the two surfaces of the conductor.
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