Why Do Charges Distribute Evenly on Conducting Plates and Spherical Conductors?

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The discussion centers on the distribution of excess charges on conducting plates and spherical conductors. It concludes that charges distribute evenly on the surfaces of conductors to minimize electrostatic repulsion. Specifically, for thin infinite conducting plates, the charges spread out evenly on both faces. In the case of spherical conductors, all excess charges reside on the outer surface due to the nature of electrostatic forces and the geometry of the conductor.

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why do the excess changes of a thin infinite conducting plates spread out evenly on the two faces? Is that just a way to minimize charge repulsion?
 
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conductors are the same or different from conducting plates? why or why not? why are all charges only on one surface, or maybe I'm understanding it wrong.

For spherical conductors why are all charges only at one surface
 
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