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In a region with uniform electric field, the number of lines of force per unit area is `E`. If a spherical metallic conductor is placed in this region, the number of lines of force per unit area inside the conductor will be

A

zero

B

E

C

more than E

D

less than E

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A
Electric field inside a conductor is zero .
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