Physics · Electrostatics
JEE Main 2026 — 4 April, Evening Shift — Question 12
Assertion A: In electrostatics, a conductor does not store any net charge inside. Reason R: Inside the capacitor (with no dielectric medium), the free charge carriers, if placed between the plates of capacitor, experience force and drift.
- Option A:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Option B:Correct
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- Option C:
A is true but R is false
- Option D:
A is false but R is true
Answer: B
Step-by-step solution
Theoretical: Conductor has no net charge inside (A true). Free charge carriers in a capacitor experience force and drift (R true), but this does not explain why conductors store no net charge inside. So R is not the correct explanation.
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- Exam
- JEE Main 2026
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Electrostatics
- Topic
- Properties of Conductors and Redistribution of Charge