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Hi all,
I need some help understanding why exactly there is no electric field inside any conductor (charged or uncharged). I am in year 12, and I would like to understand the reasoning behind it in terms of the MOTION OF CHARGES in the conductor.
What I know so far:
- Charges (electrons) inside a conductor will repel (Coulomb's law).
- The charges will experience repulsion which results in maximum separation distances between the charges.
- The charges will then redistribute along the surface of the conductor in order to achieve electrostatic equilibrium (ie. net force of zero on each charge)
- Thus, no electric field exists inside the conductor.
Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong in any of the above statements.
Appreciate the help. Thanks.
I need some help understanding why exactly there is no electric field inside any conductor (charged or uncharged). I am in year 12, and I would like to understand the reasoning behind it in terms of the MOTION OF CHARGES in the conductor.
What I know so far:
- Charges (electrons) inside a conductor will repel (Coulomb's law).
- The charges will experience repulsion which results in maximum separation distances between the charges.
- The charges will then redistribute along the surface of the conductor in order to achieve electrostatic equilibrium (ie. net force of zero on each charge)
- Thus, no electric field exists inside the conductor.
Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong in any of the above statements.
Appreciate the help. Thanks.