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Gaussian surfaces for a point charge and a charged sphere are

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identical

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different

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both non-existent

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A identical
Gaussian surface for point charge as well as for charged sphere is a sphere of a particular radius around the charge. So it is identical for point charge and charged sphere.

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