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GUJCET · Physics · Electric Charges and Fields

What kind of Gaussian surface is used to calculate the electric field due to the charge distribution?

  1. A Any surface near the charge distribution.
  2. B Always a spherical surface.
  3. C A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value.
  4. D None of the given options.
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(C) A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value.

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(C)
A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value.