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The electric potential of earth is taken...

The electric potential of earth is taken to be zero because earth is a good

A

Insulator

B

Conductor

C

Semiconductor

D

Dielectric

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B
For earth surface capacity is infinite.
`implies Q = CV implies V = Q/C = 0`
`implies C rarr oo , V rarr 0`
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