Answer
The electric field anyplace in the metal is zero.
Work Step by Step
The chunk of metal is a conductor.
The electric field inside a conductor is always zero.
Therefore, the electric field anyplace in the metal is zero.
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 23 - Gauss' Law - Problems - Page 683: 62b
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