3 Properties of Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium

Learn 3 of the 4 things you need to remember about conductors in electrostatic equilibrium, including that the electric field inside is zero, excess charges are located on the surface, and the electric field just outside the surface is perpendicular and proportional to the local surface charge density. Gain a deeper understanding with examples and calculations using Gauss's law. Want Lecture Notes? www.flippingphysics.com/electr...
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Chapters:
0:00 Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
0:59 Number 1) No Electric Field Inside
1:53 Number 2) All Excess Charges on Surface
3:33 Number 3.1) Direction of Electric Field just Outside the Surface
5:38 Number 3.2) Magnitude of Electric Field just Outside the Surface
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[@dinojosh10]

Hi Mr. P, love your videos! I was wondering, if the electric field at the surface of the conductor points perpendicular to the surface, how come the charges on the surface don't accelerate in that direction and fly off the conductor?

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This is concise, to the point video on this subject

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[@rontoolsiemd3659]

An electric field within a conductor does produce a force on the charge carriers (the electrons), but they then move with a constant drift velocity, rather than a constant acceleration. Simple application of Newtons 2nd law does not really hold since there are interactions of the moving electrons with the other atoms that provide additional forces that retard the acceleration

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Sure, but what does that have to do with "conductors in electrostatic equilibrium"?

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