Statement I: Gauss' law is applicable to open surfaces as well as closed surfaces.
Statement II: Gauss' law can be used to calculate the electric field due to a uniformly charged infinite line.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Gauss's law relates the flux of the electric field through a closed surface to the charge enclosed within that surface. Open surfaces do not enclose a volume. So, the concept of enclosed charge does not apply.
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