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Current Electricity — JEE physics STD 12 Science — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceJEE physicsCurrent Electricity1 Mark
Question
Assertion : Electric field outside the conducting wire which carries a constant current is zero.
Reason : Net charge on conducting wire is zero.
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Answer

(a) When current flows through a conductor it always remains uncharged, hence no electric field is produced outside it.

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