Electric Field Inside a Conducting Sphere: Is it Always Zero?

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Start date Jun 21, 2022
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Jun 21, 2022

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Homework Statement: What is the electric field inside sphere with negative charges distributed on the sphere.

Relevant Equations: no eqns

Is the electric field inside a sphere always 0? Even if we have charges on the surface?

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This is a homework question. What is your thinking about the choices you have? The fact that this sphere is conducting is important to the answer.

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