The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is

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The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is (A) any surface near the charge distribution (B) always a spherical surface (C) a symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value (D) None of the given options

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The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is a symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value.

Q. The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is

any surface near the charge distribution

always a spherical surface

a symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value

None of the given options

The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is a symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value.