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The electrostatic field due to a charged...

The electrostatic field due to a charged conductor just outside the conductor is :

A

zero and parallel to the surface at every point inside the conductor

B

zero and is normal to the surface at every point inside the conductor

C

parallel to the surface at every point and zero inside the conductor

D

normal to the surface at every point and zero inside the conductor

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D
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