Choose the incorrect statement from the following.

  • A
    The electric field in electrostatics obeys the principle of superposition.
  • B
    The electric field inside a perfect conductor is zero.
  • C
    The electric dipole will try to orient in a direction opposite to the external electric field.
  • D
    The electric flux passing through any closed surface enclosing the charges remains constant.

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