Electricity Doubt: Is Electric Field Inside Conductor?

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The discussion clarifies that while the electric field inside a conductor is zero in electrostatic conditions, this is not the case when the conductor is part of an electric circuit. In current-carrying conductors, such as wires, there exists a non-zero electric field due to the movement of charges. This distinction is crucial for understanding the behavior of conductors in different scenarios.

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it is true that no electric field exists inside a conductor but still when we use wire(a conductor)in electric circuits electric field exists inside it.
 
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The statement that the electric field inside a conductor is zero is only true in the electrostatic case. Within a current-carrying conductor there are moving charges and a non-zero electric field.
 

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