Existence of a smooth function with a given kernel

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Let $K\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a closed set, then is there existing a smooth function $f\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R})$, such that $$ (1)\quad f\ge 0, $$ $$ (2) \quad f^{-1}(0)=K. $$