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How is the potential within and on the surface of a conductor?(a) Indirectly proportional(b) Directly proportional(c) Zero(d) ConstantThe question was asked by my school principal while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question comes from Electrostatics of Conductors in portion Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance of Physics – Class 12

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The correct CHOICE is (d) Constant

To explain: Electric FIELD at any point is equal to the negative of the potential gradient. But INSIDE a CONDUCTOR, the electric field is ZERO. Hence, the electric potential is constant throughout the volume of a conductor and has the same value on its surface.



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