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StephenDoty
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For insulators the excess charge stays on the outside of the object.
For conductors the excess charge travels through the sea of electrons until the net charge inside the object is zero with the rest of the charges pushed to the outer edges of the conductor.
So with both the excess charges are on the surface? How can I tell the difference between an insulator and a conductor? And why does the electric field from the charges inside the conductor only go through one side of the conductor whereas an insulator has electric fields from the charges on the inside going through all sides where the electric field is perpendicular to the sides or faces of the insulator?
Thanks for the help.
Stephen
For conductors the excess charge travels through the sea of electrons until the net charge inside the object is zero with the rest of the charges pushed to the outer edges of the conductor.
So with both the excess charges are on the surface? How can I tell the difference between an insulator and a conductor? And why does the electric field from the charges inside the conductor only go through one side of the conductor whereas an insulator has electric fields from the charges on the inside going through all sides where the electric field is perpendicular to the sides or faces of the insulator?
Thanks for the help.
Stephen