What is the electrostatic field inside a conductor placed in an external electric field?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Zero
NCERT (2026-27):
Electrostatics of Conductors – “Consider a conductor, neutral or charged. There may also be an external electrostatic field. In the static situation, when there is no current inside or on the surface of the conductor, the electric field is zero everywhere inside the conductor.”