Two identical conductors of copper and aluminium are placed in an identical electric fields. The magnitude of induced charge in the aluminium will be

  • [AIIMS 1999]
  • A

    Zero

  • B

    Greater than in copper

  • C

    Equal to that in copper

  • D

    Less than in copper

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