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If the electric field lines in the figure above were
Chapter 18, Problem 18(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 18CQ
If the electric field lines in the figure above were perpendicular to the object, would it necessarily be a conductor? Explain.
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QUESTION:
Problem 18CQ
If the electric field lines in the figure above were perpendicular to the object, would it necessarily be a conductor? Explain.
ANSWER:
Solution 18CQ
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In context of static electricity, a conductor is assumed to have a very lower or negligible resistivity because they contains large number of free charges which move randomly inside the conductor and have a net electric field equal to zero as they cancel out each other’s field.