Question

Charge always resides on the ………….surface of the conductor.

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Since the electric field is zero inside the conductor, the mutual repulsion of like charges from Coulomb's Law demands that the charges be as far apart as possible.
2. Hence on the surface of the conductor, the net electric charge of a conductor resides entirely on the outer surface.
3. The charge supplied to a conductor will always reside on its outer surface because the charge enclosed by a conductor is zero.

Hence, the charge always resides on the outer surface of the conductor.