alleryStart learning →In a uniformly polarised slab, where does net induced charge appear?
AThroughout the volume
BAt the centre only
COn faces normal to field
DOn edges along field
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. On faces normal to field
Inside, each dipole's positive end neighbours a negative end, so only the end surfaces normal to the field carry unbalanced bound charge.
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