Under electrostatic conditions, the electric field just outside the surface of any charged conductor

A. is always zero because the electric field is zero inside conductors

B. can have non zero components perpendicular to and parallel to the surface of the conductor

C. is always perpendicular to the surface of the conductor

D. is always parallel to the surface

E. is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor only if it is a sphere, a cylinder, or a flat sheet.

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Travis Lowe

Physics

1 January, 11:50

Under electrostatic conditions, the electric field just outside the surface of any charged conductor

A. is always zero because the electric field is zero inside conductors

B. can have non zero components perpendicular to and parallel to the surface of the conductor

C. is always perpendicular to the surface of the conductor

D. is always parallel to the surface

E. is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor only if it is a sphere, a cylinder, or a flat sheet.

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Donte Hobbs · Answer 1

C. is always perpendicular to the surface of the conductor

Explanation:

On a charged conductor, electric charge is uniformly distributed on its surface. The lines of forces are also uniformly distributed on all directions. They repel each other so they emerge perpendicular to the surface so that they do nor cut each other and at the same time they remain at maximum distance from each other.