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PHY 102 Electrostatics: Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law Objective Question
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Question

What is the static electric field inside a good conductor in equilibrium?
Options
A Infinite
B Proportional to the external field
C Zero
Correct Answer
D Directed from the center to the surface
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

In a static situation, if there were a field inside a conductor, the free charges would move until they cancelled the field. Thus, the field inside must be zero.

Hint

If it weren't this value, charges would keep moving.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Electrostatics: Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 136 of 1819
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