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

Join the discussion

Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.

1 reply · 2K views

Tesla In Person

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

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

Discussion

Physics news on Phys.org

kuruman

Science Advisor

Homework Helper

Education Advisor

Gold Member

2025 Award

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.