Electric Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces

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Electric Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Equipotential Surfaces, Electric Lines of Force, Properties of Electric Lines of Force, Properties of Equipotential Surfaces and, Equipotential Surfaces due to a Point Charge

Important Questions on Electric Field Lines and Equipotential Surfaces

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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 current following through a pure inductor of inductance 4 mH is i=12cos300t ampere. What is rms.

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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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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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Field lines due to a negative charge are

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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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A charge Q is placed at the centre of a circle of radius a. The work done in carrying a charge q once round this circle is:

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The correct representation of electric field lines formed by a combination of two negative charges is:

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Which of the following option shows the nature of equipotential lines in x-y plane if the electric field intensity at all points in space is given by E=3i^-j^ volts/metre.

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If an uncharged sphere of metal is placed in the uniform electric field produced by two large oppositely charged plates, then the lines of force will look like

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The work done to move a unit charge along an equipotential surface from P to Q

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Which of the following statements is not true about electric field lines?

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In question  55 , which charge has the largest magnitude?

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Which of the following statements is true about electrical forces?