Electric Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces

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Electric Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Electric Lines of Force, Properties of Electric Lines of Force, Equipotential Surfaces, Electric Field Lines due to a Positive Point Charge, Electric Field Lines due to a Negative Point Charge, etc.

Important Questions on Electric Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces

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Assertion: Two equipotential surfaces cannot cut each other.
Reason: Two equipotential surfaces are parallel to each other.

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Assertion(A): Electric field is always normal to equipotential surfaces and along the direction of decreasing order of potential.

Reason (R): Negative gradient of electric potential is electric field.

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Nature of equipotential surface for a point charge is

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The instantaneous values of current and voltage in an circuit are given by I=6sin100πt+π4,V=5sin100πt-π4. Then

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In an ac circuit the current B i=5sin100t-π2 A and the A.C. potential is V=200sin100t Volt. Then the power consumed is.

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The equipotential surface of an electric dipole is

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What is the angle between the electric field and the plane of an equipotential surface?

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How the electric field lines due to two identical positive charges are different from the field lines due to two identical negative charges?

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Which one of the following statements is not true for electric field lines due to two positive charges situated at a distance in space?

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The electric field lines are drawn for two charges A and B situated at a distance in space, as shown below. Which one of the following statements is true for the charges A and B?

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Some equipotential surfaces, which are normal to x-y plane are shown in the adjoining figure the direction of the electric field is:

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Draw the electric field lines in space due to a single negative charge.

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Field lines due to a negative charge are

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The statement "Electric field lines start from positive charge and end at negative charge" is

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A solid metallic sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s) (shown in figure) :-

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What will be the work done in moving a 200 μC charge from one point to another point at a distance of 10 cm on an equipotential surface?

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What is the shape of equipotential surface for the following: A uniform electric field

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Write two properties of equipotential surface.

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Show that no work is done in moving a test charge from one point to other on an equipotential surface

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What is meant by equipotential surface. Draw equipotential surfaces for a point charge