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Some charge is being given to a conductor, then its potential is

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a

maximum at surface

b

maximum at centre

c

maximum somewhere between surface and centre

d

same throughout the conductor

answer is C.

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When a conductor receives a charge, the entire charge is confined to its surface. While there is no electric field inside a conductor, the potential is the same to that on its outside. As a result, the conductor's potential is the same throughout, or equipotential.

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