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8 Sep 2009 23:15:42 IST

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what is the acctual cause of high charge density on the curvy faces of a conductor as on the points.

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what is the acctual cause of high charge density on the curvy faces of a conductor as on the points.

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Soumen Goswami

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3 Oct 2009 17:04:23 IST

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On curved faces, the radius of curvature is small. There exists an inverse proportionality between radius of curvature and the charge density. So smaller the curvature, higher the charge density.

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