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  4. An uncharged aluminium block has a cavity within it. The block is placed in a region where a uniform electric field which is directed upwards. Which of the following is a correct statement describing conditions in the interior of the block's cavity?

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Q. An uncharged aluminium block has a cavity within it. The block is placed in a region where a uniform electric field which is directed upwards. Which of the following is a correct statement describing conditions in the interior of the block's cavity?

Electric Charges and Fields

Solution:

Electric field is zero inside a metallic cavity if no charge is present in the cavity, whatever be the field outside.