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When static equilibrium is established for a charged conductor, the electric field just inside the surface of the conductor is

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The electric field just inside the charged conductor is zero.

Step-by-step explanation:

Electric field is defined as the region where electrical force is experienced by an electric charge usually as a result of the presence of another electric charge. A charged conductor is said to be in electrostatic equilibrium when it is in an electrostatically balanced state. This simply means a state in which the free electrical charges in the charged conductor have stopped moving.

For any charged conductor that has attained electrostatic equilibrium, the electric field at any point below the surface of the charged conductor falls to zero. Hence the electric field just inside the charged conductor is zero.

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