Pre-Quantum Electrodynamics

Basic Properties of a Conductor

• (i) \({\bf E} = 0\) inside a conductor.
• (ii) \(\rho = 0\) inside a conductor.
• (iii) Any net charge resides on the surface.
• (iv) A conductor is an equipotential.
• (v) \({\bf E}\) is perpendicular to the surface, just outside the conductor.}