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JEE Main - Previous Year Papers JEE MAIN 2020 PAPER-3 Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 22, 2026

If the electric field around a surface is given by where is the normal area of surface and is the charge enclosed by the surface. This relation of Gauss' law is valid when

A
the surface is equipotential.
B
the magnitude of the electric field is constant.
C
the magnitude of the electric field is constant and the surface is equipotential.
D
for all the Gaussian surfaces.

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C

The magnitude of the electric field is constant and the electric field must be along the area vector i.e. the surface is equipotential.

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