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Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Electric potential is constant within and at the surface of each conductor.
Statement II : Electric field just outside a charged conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor at every point.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
 

Option: 1

Both statement I and statement II are correct
 


Option: 2

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
 


Option: 3

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
 


Option: 4

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct


Answers (1)

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\rightarrow Electric field inside the conductor is zero. Therefore, electric potential is constant within and at the Surface of each conductor

\rightarrow Conductor is an equipotential Surface. Electric field is always perpendicular to the equipotential surface

\rightarrow Therefore, both statement I and Statement II are correct

Hence 1 is correct option.
 

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