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If I put a charge inside a hollow conducting body is it true that the field lines from the charge don't penetrate through the conductor but instead terminate at induced charges on its inside wall?
johne1618 said:If I put a charge inside a hollow conducting body is it true that the field lines from the charge don't penetrate through the conductor but instead terminate at induced charges on its inside wall?
Field lines from a charge inside a hollow conductor refer to the imaginary lines that represent the direction of the electric field in the space surrounding the conductor. These field lines show the strength and direction of the electric field, with closer lines indicating stronger fields and farther lines representing weaker fields.
No, the field lines from a charge inside a hollow conductor do not change. This is because a hollow conductor acts as a Faraday cage, which means that the electric field inside the conductor is zero. As a result, the field lines remain the same and do not change with time.
When a charge is placed inside a hollow conductor, the field lines inside the conductor are canceled out by the opposite charges on the inner surface of the conductor. This results in a net charge of zero inside the conductor and the field lines outside the conductor remain unchanged.
No, the field lines from a charge inside a hollow conductor cannot be seen as they are imaginary lines used to represent the direction of the electric field. However, the effects of these field lines can be observed through experiments, such as using a charged object to deflect a stream of water.
Field lines from a charge inside a hollow conductor remain perpendicular to the surface of the conductor because of the principle of Gauss's law. This law states that the electric field lines are always perpendicular to the surface of a conductor, and thus the field lines from a charge inside a hollow conductor also follow this principle.