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Angle between an equipotential surface and electric lines of force is

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Important Questions on Electrostatics

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Define Equipotential Surface. Mention its two properties.
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The equipotential surface through a point is normal to the electric field at that point.

Draw the equipotential surfaces for a uniform electric field.

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A point charge +Q is placed just outside an imaginary hemispherical surface of radius R as shown in the figure. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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The electric field lines of a positive charge is as shown in figure. What is the shape of equipotential surface near the charge ?

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What is the direction of electric field with respect to an equipotential surface?

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What is the shape of equipotential surface for a given point charge q?.
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The angle between the electric lines of force and the equipotential surface is
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Draw equipotential surface due to an isolated point charge-q and depict the electric field lines.

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The equipotential surface through a point is normal to the electric field at that point.

What is meant by equipotential surface?

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The work done to move a charge on an equipotential surface is
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The equipotential surface through a point is normal to the electric field at that point.

What is the work done to move a charge on an equipotential surface?

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Draw equipotential surfaces for a positive point charge.
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Define equipotential surface. Mention the angle between equipotential surface and the lines of force on this surface.
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Draw the equipotential surfaces corresponding to a uniform electric field in the zdirection.
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What is the angle between maximum value of potential gradient and equipotential surface?
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Within a spherical charge distribution of charge density ρr,  N equipotential surfaces of potential V0, V0+V, V0+2V,V0+NV V>0, are drawn and have increasing radii r0, r1, r2,rN, respectively. If the difference in the radii of the surfaces is constant for all values of V0 and V then :