Assertion : A metallic shield in form of a hollow shell may be built to block an electric field.

Reason : In a hollow spherical shield, the electric field inside it is zero at every point.

AIIMS 2001, Easy
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A metallic shield may be used to block an electric field because field inside a metallic shield is zero.
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