Choose the incorrect statement.

  • A
    Gauss's law applies to a closed surface of any shape.
  • B
    According to Gauss's law,if a closed surface encloses no charge,electric field must vanish everywhere on the surface.
  • C
    Gauss's law can be derived from Coulomb's law.
  • D
    According to Gauss's law,the net number of lines crossing any closed surface in an outward direction is proportional to the net charge on surface.

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