Class 12PhysicsElectric Potential and CapacitanceConductor, Electrostatic Shielding, Induced Charge and Charge Redistribution on conductor
MediumWhich of the following statements is always true for a charged conductor?
$(1)$ The electric field just outside the surface is parallel to the surface.
$(2)$ $E_{in} = 0$
$(3)$ Electric field lines are perpendicular to the equipotential surface.
$(1)$ The electric field just outside the surface is parallel to the surface.
$(2)$ $E_{in} = 0$
$(3)$ Electric field lines are perpendicular to the equipotential surface.
- A$(1)$ and $(2)$
- B$(2)$ and $(3)$
- C$(3)$ and $(1)$
- D$(1), (2)$ and $(3)$
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