A solid block of metal is placed in a uniform electric field. Which statement is correct concerning the electric field in the block's interior?
A) The interior field points in a direction opposite to the exterior field.
B) The interior field points in a direction that is at right angles to the exterior field.
C) The interior field points in a direction that is parallel to the exterior field.
D) There is no electric field in the block's interior.

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In a conductor at electrostatic equilibrium, the electric field inside the material is zero because the free charges within the conductor rearrange themselves to cancel the external field within the bulk of the material.

A Solid Block of Metal Is Placed in a Uniform