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| 3-7: Potential of a conductor |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Thursday, 12 August 2010 20:14 |
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The electric field inside a conductor is zero since the voltage inside the conductor is constant (at equilibrium), and a charged conducting sphere is a good example for potential of a conductor. Some of the important electrostatic results in conductor: 1. Inside a conductor, electrostatic field is zero. 2. At the surface of a charged conductor, electrostatic field is perpendicular to the surface at every point. 3. The interiors of a charged conductor can not have excess charge, the excess charges reside only on the surface. 4. Electrostatic potential is a constant throughout the volume of a conductor, and has the same value inside and on the surface.
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| Last Updated on Thursday, 12 August 2010 20:33 |
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3-7: Potential of a conductor


