Can Gauss's Law Derive the Electric Field Around a Uniformly Charged Ring?

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Hey guys can we derive the formula of Electric Field Intensity around a uniformly charged ring if yes please share the derivation thanks
 
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Hi LAByrinthAC and welcome to PF.

No we cannot because the symmetry is not high enough.
 

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