Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A : In electrostatics, a conductor does not store any net charge inside.
Reason R : Inside the capacitor (with no dielectric medium), the free charge carriers, if placed between the plates of capacitor, experience force and drift.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
Answer: (B) Both $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{R}$ are true but $\mathbf{R}$ is NOT the correct explanation of $\mathbf{A}$
Concept. In electrostatic equilibrium the field inside a conductor is zero; by Gauss's law there can be no net charge inside, so any excess charge sits on the surface.
Step 1. Assertion. True.
Step 2. Reason. Free charges in the field of a capacitor do feel a force and drift: true. But it describes charges in a field between plates, not why a conductor holds no internal charge.
Answer. Option B.
Solution by Sreeraj P, M.Sc Physics
