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Timebomb3750
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Homework Statement
Why is the electric field, in static equilibrium, equal to zero.
The Attempt at a Solution
The only way I can see why is to picture that there was an electric field inside a conductor. The field would cause the electrons to move freely inside the conductor. This movement of electrons would cancel out the electric field.
That's my two cents. I'm sure I could expand on this more, but I'm confused because I'm having a really hard time trying to picture this in my head.