Electrostatics of Conductors
A conductor is an object or type of material that allow the flow of electrical current in one or more directions . A metal wire is a common electrical conductor .
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Conductors contain mobile charge carriers in the form of electrons . The valence electrons facilitate the flow of current in a conductor . Examples of conducting materials are Human body , Metallic objects , water etc .
Electrostatics of Conductors
Conductors have loosely bound electrons to allow current to flow . In an external electric field , they drift against the direction of the field . The electrostatic field at different points in a conductor is given below .
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Inside Conductor o The electrostatic field inside the conductor is zero . o
Under no external electric field or static condition , the charge carriers are distributed evenly and there is no electric field inside .