alleryStart learning →Why is the field at a charged conductor's surface normal to it?
ATangential part moves charges
BNormal field is weaker
CPotential is zero there
DSurface charges are fixed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tangential part moves charges
Any tangential component would push free surface charges along the surface, so in the static case it must vanish.
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