Electric Flux & Gauss's Law
Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Electric potential is constant within and at the surface of each conductor. Statement II: Electric field just outside a charged conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor at every point.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Answer: (a)
- Statement I: inside, so is the same everywhere within and on the conductor. Correct.
- Statement II: a tangential component would move surface charges, so just outside is normal to the surface. Correct.
- So the answer is (a).