Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Physics · medium
The electric field inside a charged hollow conductor in electrostatic equilibrium is:
- Zero
- Maximum at the center
- Uniform and nonzero
- Infinite
Answer
A. Zero
Solution
This is the basis of electrostatic shielding (Faraday cage).
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