College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32160-183-4

Chapter 15 - Electric Charge, Forces, and Fields - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 555: 23

Answer

Electric field is always Zero inside metal. Charges are mobile, hence to order to maintain net field zero, the positive charges get attracted towards the negatively charged plate and negative charges are accumulated towards the positive plat as shown in adjacent figure.

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Electric field is always Zero inside metal. Charges are mobile, hence to order to maintain net field zero, the positive charges get attracted towards the negatively charged plate and negative charges are accumulated towards the positive plat as shown in adjacent figure.
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