Identify the correct statements among the following:

(A) Gauss's law is valid for the closed surface only.
(B) It is not possible to derive Gauss's law from Coulomb's law
(C) The electric field inside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell is zero
(D) The flux is contributed by the electric charges outside the closed surface

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) and (C) only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (C) only

(A) Gauss's law is valid for the closed surface only. (Correct)
(B) It is not possible to derive Gauss's law from Coulomb's law (Incorrect)
(C) The electric field inside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell is zero (Correct)
(D) The flux is contributed by the electric charges outside the closed surface (Incorrect)