A charged conductor is in electrostatic equilibrium. The electric field just outside of is always perpendicular to the surface of the conductor. is always parallel to the surface of the conductor. is always zero. O can haye nonzero components parallel and perpendicular to the surface of the conductor.
A charged conductor is in electrostatic equilibrium. The electric field just outside of is always perpendicular to the surface of the conductor. is always parallel to the surface of the conductor. is always zero. O can haye nonzero components parallel and perpendicular to the surface of the conductor.
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Transcribed Image Text:### Useful Constants
- \( k = 9.00 \times 10^9 \, \text{Nm}^2/\text{C}^2 \)
- \( \varepsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \, \text{C}^2/(\text{Nm}^2) \)
- \( e = 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \, \text{C} \)
- \( m_e = 9.11 \times 10^{-31} \, \text{kg} \)
- \( m_p = 1.67 \times 10^{-27} \, \text{kg} \)
- \( m_n = 1.68 \times 10^{-27} \, \text{kg} \)
These constants are essential for solving problems in physics, particularly those related to electromagnetism and atomic structure.
### Description
- **\( k \)**: Coulomb's constant, used in calculating the electrostatic force between two charges.
- **\( \varepsilon_0 \)**: The vacuum permittivity, a measure of resistance encountered when forming an electric field in a vacuum.
- **\( e \)**: Elementary charge, the magnitude of charge of a single proton or electron.
- **\( m_e \)**: Mass of an electron.
- **\( m_p \)**: Mass of a proton.
- **\( m_n \)**: Mass of a neutron.

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A charged conductor is in electrostatic equilibrium. The electric field just *outside* of its surface:
- ⃝ is always perpendicular to the surface of the conductor.
- ⃝ is always parallel to the surface of the conductor.
- ⃝ is always zero.
- ⃝ can have nonzero components parallel and perpendicular to the surface of the conductor.
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