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Question
Assertion (A): A conductor carrying a current can produce an electrostatic field.
Reason (R): The net positive or negative charge on the conductor is zero.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
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Solution
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Explanation:
A current-carrying conductor is electrically neutral because the number of electrons entering it is equal to the number of electrons leaving it. Therefore, it cannot produce an electrostatic field. The reason is true, but the assertion is false.
