Question

Which of the following statements is false for a perfect conductor?

• A. The surface of the conductor is an equipotential surface
• B. The electric, field just outside the surface of a conductor is perpendicular to the surface
• C. The charge carried by a conductor is always uniformly distributed over the surface of the conductor
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Since the electric field out of a conductor is perpendicular to the surface. Therefore, it will not have component along the surface of the conductor.
So, there will be no work done in moving the conductor along the surface.
so, it behaves as an equipotential surface.
The charge carried by the conductor is also uniformly distributed over the surface of the conductor.