Consider the following statements: I. Gauss's law is based on the fact that flux through any closed surface is a measure of total amount of charge inside that surface and any charge outside that surface would not contribute anything to the total flux. II. The flux through a closed surface due to a point charge is dependent on the shape of the surface.     Statement I is not correct and Statement II is correct.     Statement I is correct and Statement II is not correct.     Both the statement I and II are correct.     Both the statement I and II are not correct

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields
Section19.9: Gauss’s Law
Problem 19.6QQ: If the net flux through a gaussian surface is zero, the following four statements could be true....
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Consider the following statements:

I. Gauss's law is based on the fact that flux through any closed surface is a measure of total amount of charge inside that surface and any charge outside that surface would not contribute anything to the total flux.

II. The flux through a closed surface due to a point charge is dependent on the shape of the surface.

   

Statement I is not correct and Statement II is correct.

   

Statement I is correct and Statement II is not correct.

   

Both the statement I and II are correct.

   

Both the statement I and II are not correct

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