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Which of the following statements is correct?(a) An electric field is a scalar quantity(b) Electric field lines are at 45 degrees to the equipotential surfaces(c) The surface of a charged conductor is equipotential(d) Field lines due to a point charge are circularI got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.My doubt is from Equipotential Surfaces topic in chapter Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance of Physics – Class 12

Answer» CORRECT choice is (c) The surface of a charged conductor is equipotential

Easiest explanation: In CONDUCTORS, charges are equally distributed over the surface of the conductor. Therefore the POTENTIAL throughout the surface is the same, i.e. equipotential. The electric field is a vector quantity and the field lines cut the equipotential surfaces at 90 degrees. The field lines DUE to a point CHARGE are radial.


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