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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.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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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.

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