If $\oint_s \vec{E} \cdot \overrightarrow{d S}=0$ over a surface,then:

  • A
    the electric field inside the surface is necessarily uniform.
  • B
    the number of flux lines entering the surface must be equal to the number of flux lines leaving it.
  • C
    the magnitude of electric field on the surface is constant.
  • D
    all the charges must necessarily be inside the surface.

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