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Coulomb's Law from Gauss's Law

\(\large ∯_A E \cdot dA = {\dfrac {q}{\varepsilon_{0}}}\) (Gauss's Law)

A uniform enclosure for a region would be a sphere.
For a sphere, surface area = \(\large 4 \pi r^2\)
Assuming the surface enclosing the charge is a sphere,

\(\large ∯_A E \cdot dA = E \cdot 4 \pi r^2\)

So,
\(\large E \cdot 4 \pi r^2 = {\dfrac {q}{\varepsilon_{0}}}\)

\(\implies \large E = {\dfrac{1}{4 \pi r^2}\dfrac {q}{\varepsilon_{0}}}\)

\(\implies \large E = {\dfrac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}}\dfrac {q}{r^2}}\)

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