NEET PhysicsClass 12Electrostatics of conductorsMediumStatement based
A charged metal body is in electrostatic equilibrium. Which of the following statements about it are correct?
- I. The electric field everywhere inside the metal is zero.
- II. The electric potential everywhere inside the metal is zero.
- III. Just outside the surface, the field is normal to the surface and equals σ/ε₀, where σ is the local surface charge density.
- IV. Any excess charge resides on the surface.
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