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Question

An analogy to the above statement is that when lightning strikes a
car, the charge that
appears on the car's metal surface does not affect its interior Due
to this passengers are recommended to sit
inside the car why net electric field is zero as it is not
spherical

Vipra Mishra · Accepted Answer

Dear Student
In electrostatics free charges in a good conductor reside only on
the surface So the free charge inside the conductor is zero So the
field in it is caused by charges on the surface Since charges are
of the same nature and distribution is UNIFORM, the electric fields
cancel each other
So whether it is shape of car or sphere, important is good
conductor/ metal So the charge is only on surface not inside the
conductor

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An analogy to the above statement is that when lightning strikes a car, the charge that appears on the car's metal surface does not affect its interior. Due to this passengers are recommended to sit inside the car. why net electric field is zero as it is not spherical .

An analogy to the above statement is that when lightning strikes a car, the charge that
appears on the car's metal surface does not affect its interior. Due to this passengers are recommended to sit
inside the car. why net electric field is zero as it is not spherical .