Question
Why should electrostatic field be zero inside a conductor?
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Answer
In the static situation, there is no current inside, or on the surface, of the conductor. Hence the electric field is zero everywhere inside the conductor.
Alternate Answer
since the charge inside the conductor is zero, the electric field is also zero.Alternate Answer
since the conductor is uncharged so the electric field inside it is zero.Need a full question paper?
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