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Why is current density in a conductor of uniform cross sectional area constant at all points?

According to what I was taught, if current was dispersed “uniformly,” current density would remain constant. So, in a conductor, the 'current density should be the same at all points.' But, given that ...
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Confusion with Electrostatic Potential Difference

Suppose that you have a positively charged plate at a plane (xy-plane, for example). Therefore this plate exerts an electric field with a magnitude of σ/2ε₀. Due to this, there will be the same ...
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What causes the charges in conductor to move towards lower potential terminal of cell [duplicate]

Whenever a conductor is connected to a cell,what causes the conventional positivecharges inside it to move towards the lower potential level of cell.. My question is whether the charges experience a ...
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Charge on hollow spherical surface

Let a point charge $+Q$ is placed in center of hollow spherical conductor of inner radius $a$ and outer surface $b$. Then the charge on the inner surface of radius $a$ is $-Q$ and outermost surface ...
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