Charge on Conductor: Why Reside on Surface?

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why all the charges in conductor reside on surface?
 
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They are trying to move away from one another and that's the best they can do.
 
It's not all the charges. It's any excess charge (compared with its 'normal' neutral state). [I expect you knew this; just making sure.]
 

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