What is Electrostatic Shielding?

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The electric field inside a cavity is zero. so if you place sensitive instruments in a closed cavity it can be protected from external electric field. This is called electrostatic shieldind
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Electrostatic shielding is the phenomenon that is observed when a Faraday cage operates to block the effects of an electric field. Such a cage can block the effects of an external field on its internal contents, or the effects of an internal field on the outside environment. A Faraday cage is a closed...
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Electrostatic shielding is the phenomenon that is observed when a Faraday cage operates to block the effects of an electric field. Such a cage can block the effects of an external field on its internal contents, or the effects of an internal field on the outside environment. A Faraday cage is a closed chamber consisting of a conducting material or a mesh of such a material. This type of cage was first invented by Michael Faraday in 1836, and can block external static and non-static electric fields. read less
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Whatever be the charge and field configuration outside, any cavity in a conductor remains shielded from outside electric influence: the field inside the cavity is always zero. This is known as electrostatic shielding.
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it is a block or protection form the effect of the electric field
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