What kind of Gaussian surface is used to calculate the electric field due to the charge distribution?

  • A
    Any surface near the charge distribution.
  • B
    Always a spherical surface.
  • C
    $A$ symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution at every point of which electric field has a single fixed value.
  • D
    None of the given options.

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