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PHY 102 Test Compilation PHY 102 21 Objective Question
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Which of the following statements in electrostatics is incorrect?
Options
A The total charge in an isolated system is conserved
B Conductivity of materials depends on how tightly bound electrons are to the nucleus
C Charge is both quantized and conserved
D - so the statement that it is 'quantized but not conserved' is the incorrect one.
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Charge is BOTH quantized (comes in multiples of e) AND conserved (cannot be created/destroyed, only transferred) - so the statement that it is 'quantized but not conserved' is the incorrect one.

Hint

Charge is BOTH quantized (comes in multiples of e) AND conserved (cannot be created/destroyed, only transferred) - so the statement that it is 'quantized but...

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Course: PHY 102
Topic: Test Compilation PHY 102 21
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1289 of 1819
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