The Gaussian surface for calculating the...

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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