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On the basis of your understanding of the following paragraphand the related studied concepts. An equipotential surface is a surface with a constant value of electric potential at all points on the surface. The component of electric field parallel to an equipotential surface is zero, as the potential does not change in this direction. Thus, the electric field is perpendicular to the equipotential surface at each point of the surface. Further, say the direction of electric field electrical potential gradually fall with distance. A uniform electric field vecE = 1000 hati V m^(-1) exists in space at a given place. What is the shapeof equipotential surfaces there ? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :Since electric FIELD `vecE` is a uniform field ALONG the DIRECTION of + x-axis, the equipotential surfaces MUST be planer surfaces in Y - Z plane. | |