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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Electrostatic shielding is the phenomenon of protecting a certain region of space from :

  1. A External electric field
  2. B External magnetic field
  3. C Internal electric field
  4. D Internal magnetic field
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(A) External electric field

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Electrostatic shielding works because the electric field inside a hollow conductor is always zero. When placed in an electric field, charges on the conductor redistribute themselves on the outer surface to perfectly cancel out the external electric field within the cavity. A)…
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