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

Important Questions on Electrostatics

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Draw equipotential surface due to an isolated point charge-q and depict the electric field lines.

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A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge σ in the upper half and negative surface charge σ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in:

(figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)
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The angle between the electric lines of force and the equipotential surface is
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What is the direction of electric field with respect to an equipotential surface?

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Figure shows three arrangements of electric field lines. In each arrangement, a proton is released from rest at point A and then accelerated through point B by the electric field. Points A and B have equal separations in the three arrangements. If p1,p2 and p3 are linear momentum of the proton at point B in the three arrangement respectively, then

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Which statement(s) among the following are incorrect:
(i) A negative test charge experiences a force opposite to the direction of the field.
(ii) The tangent drawn to a line of force represents the direction of electric field.
(iii) The electric field lines never intersect.
(iv) The electric field lines form a closed loop.
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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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The work done to move a charge on an equipotential surface is
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Which is the INCORRECT statement regarding electric lines of force
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Define Equipotential Surface. Mention its two properties.
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A small point mass carrying some positive charge on it, is released from the edge of a table. There is a uniform electric field in this region in the horizontal direction. Which of the following options then correctly describe the trajectory of the mass ? (Curves are drawn schematically and are not to scale)

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Draw the equipotential surfaces corresponding to a uniform electric field in the zdirection.
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Draw equipotential surfaces for a positive point charge.
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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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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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What is the angle between maximum value of potential gradient and equipotential surface?
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The electric field lines on the left have twice the separation on those on the right as shown in figure. If the magnitude of the field at A is 40 Vm-1, what is  the force on 20 μC charge kept at

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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 :