Conductor Properties
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Inside a charged conductor electrostatic field is:
Select the correct option:
Solution
Incorrect! Answer:
Zero
Under electrostatic conditions:
- Any excess charge resides on the surface of the conductor.
- If an internal field existed, free charges would move until they cancelled it.
- Thus, the Electric Field inside a conductor is zero.
- This principle is used for 'Electrostatic Shielding' (Faraday Cage).
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About This Question
- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- electrostatics
- Topic
- conductor properties
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year
- 2025
Solution
Correct Answer:
Zero
Under electrostatic conditions:
- Any excess charge resides on the surface of the conductor.
- If an internal field existed, free charges would move until they cancelled it.
- Thus, the Electric Field inside a conductor is zero.
- This principle is used for 'Electrostatic Shielding' (Faraday Cage).
This medium difficulty physics question is from the chapter electrostatics, covering the topic of conductor properties. It appeared in the 2025 exam.
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