NEET Physics Question - Electrostatics

Assertion (A): Electrostatic field inside a conducting shell is always zero.

Reason (R): The electrostatic potential is always same from center to surface of a conducting shell.

Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)

Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

In electrostatic equilibrium, the electric field inside a conductor is zero \( (\vec{E} = \vec{0}) \). Since \( \vec{E} = -\nabla V \), if \( \vec{E} = \vec{0} \), the potential \( V \) must be constant throughout the conductor, from center to surface. Thus (A) and (R) are true, and (R) explains (A).

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Electrostatic Field and Potential in a Conducting Shell

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