Assertion :Gauss law holds good only to those closed surfaces which is enclosing non-zero electric charge. Reason: The electric flux through a closed surface is unaltered due to the presence of outside charge.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct The assertion is incorrect since Gauss' law is a universal law and holds true for all conductors and states that the net flux entering a conductor is directly proportional to the charge enclosed by it.