Assertion :Gauss's law can't be used to calculate electric field near an electric dipole. Reason: Electric dipole don't have symmetrical charge distribution.
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 correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion. To apply gauss law, the there must exist a symmetric distribution of charges, such that the gaussian surface could have a single value of electric field for the given surface in the equation qϵ0=∫→E.d→A
Electric dipoles have no surface that have a symmetric distribution of electric field around, thus Gauss' Law cannot be used for the task.