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Which Gaussian surface gives the field at a conductor's surface?
AA large sphere around it
BA pill box, short cylinder
CAn infinite long cylinder
DA cube centred on it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A pill box, short cylinder
A short cylinder straddling the surface has flux only through its outer face because the field inside is zero.
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