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Why the electric field at the outer surface of a hollow charged conductor is normal to the surface?

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The electrostatic field be normal to the surface at every point of a charge conductor. Electric field inside the conductor is always zero. The electric lines of force exert lateral pressure on each other leads to explain repulsion between like charges.
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