alleryStart learning →How does the field of induced surface charges in a dielectric compare with the external field?
AIt opposes and only reduces it
BIt cancels it exactly
CIt adds to the field
DIt is perpendicular to it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It opposes and only reduces it
The bound surface charges oppose the external field but do not fully cancel it, so the net field inside is reduced.
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