Quote: by Gauss' law, the charge density is zero inside any conductor; any excess charge is within one or two atomic layers of the surface with the electric field normal at the surface

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there is no field inside a closed conducting … [p. 5-8] by Gauss' law the charge density in … When we study solid-state physics, we shall find … layers of the surface. … We note also that the electric field just … If there were a tangential component, the electrons … [p. 5-9] The same arguments can be used to … Shielding works both ways!   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: shielding: any static distribution of charges inside a closed conductor can not produce any fields outside, and vice versa

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