Answer
There is no contradiction.
Work Step by Step
When an electric field exists inside a conductor, then charge is flowing and the situation is not electrostatic. Chapter 21 deals with an electrostatic situation, as this problem reminds us.
University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
by Young, Hugh D.; Freedman, Roger A.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321973615
ISBN 13:
978-0-32197-361-0
Chapter 25 - Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 840: Q25.1
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