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If net flux through a Caussian surface is zero, then find whether the following statements are correct or not.
The electric field just outside a charged conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor and has a magnitude of `sigma//2epsilon_(0)` where `sigma` is the charge per unit area at that point.

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