where, M= mass enclosed in the closed surface Gravitational flux through a closed surface is given by |
→
g
⋅d
→
S
|=4πr2⋅
GM
r2
=4πGM So Statement - 1 is correct. Statement - 2 is also correct because when the shape of the earth is spherical, area of the Gaussian surface is 4πr2. This proves inverse square law.