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Class 12 · Physics
→Why is it not proper to treat an insulator as equipotential like a metal?
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→Why is a conductor called an equipotential body in electrostatic equilibrium?
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→An isolated conductor initially has a potential difference between two points within its conducting material. What will its free charges do as electrostatic equilibrium is established?
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→What happens when a charged conductor is connected to the Earth by a conducting wire?
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→A closed metal enclosure is used to protect sensitive equipment from an external electrostatic field. At electrostatic equilibrium, what is the electric field inside the enclosure due to external sources?
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→Why is the electric field relatively strong just outside a pointed metal tip?
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→Why is the surface charge density higher at a pointed part of a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium?
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→Why is the net electric field inside a conductor zero in electrostatic equilibrium?
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→Why is an object inside a closed metal enclosure protected from an external electrostatic field?
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→Which is the correct comparative description of electrostatic induction in a conductor and polarisation in an insulator?
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→What happens during polarisation when an insulator is placed in an external electric field?
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→What is the main difference between charging by contact and charging by induction?
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→Why is it not necessary to touch the charged object to the conductor during charging by induction?
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→If a negatively charged object is brought near a neutral conductor, where do electrons move?
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→If a positively charged object is brought near an isolated neutral conductor, which charge is induced on the nearer end of the conductor?
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→What is the benefit of placing a charged metal sphere on an insulating stand in an experiment?
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→Why can a metal be electrically neutral in its normal state even though it contains free electrons?
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→Why is the tangential component of the electric field at the surface of a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium zero?
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→Why does an excess charge remain localized near the place where it is deposited on an insulator?
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