Equipotential Surfaces
Equipotential Surfaces: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Equipotential Surfaces, Properties of Equipotential Surfaces, Equipotential Surfaces due to a Point Charge, Equipotential Surfaces in a Uniform Electric Field and, Equipotential Surfaces due to a Dipole
Important Questions on Equipotential Surfaces
In the electric field of charge another charge is carried from to , to to and to then work done will be -
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Assertion: The surface of a conductor is an equipotential surface.
Reason: Conductor allows the flow of charge.
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Assertion : At a point in space, the electric field points towards north. In the region, surrounding this point the rate of change of potential will be zero along the east and west.
Reason : Rate of change of electric potential is along the direction of electric field.
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What is the angle between the electric field and the plane of an equipotential surface?
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Electric field in a region is increasing in magnitude along -direction. The equipotential surfaces associated are
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Figure shows some equipotential lines distributed in space. A charged particle is moved from point to point
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The figure shows two parallel equipotential surfaces A and B kept a small distance r apart from each other. A point charge of q coulomb is taken from the surface A to B. The amount of net work done will be :-
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In moving from to along an electric field line, the electric field does of work on a electron. If are equipotential surfaces, then the potential difference is :
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A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point charge placed at as shown in figure. Let be the potential at points and respectively. Then:
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A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point charge placed at as shown in figure. Let be the potentials at points and respectively. Then
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Some equipotential surfaces, which are normal to - plane are shown in the adjoining figure the direction of the electric field is:
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Assertion:- Electrostatic field lines are perpendicular to the surface of conductor.
Reason:- Surfaces of a conductor are equipotential.
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Assertion: For a conductor, when observed at very large distance, equipotential surfaces are plane.
Reason: Electrostatic field is a conservative field.
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Assertion: Electric lines of force are normal to any equipotential surface at all points on the surface.
Reason: Electric field is strong at points where equipotential surfaces are crowded and vice-versa.
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Figure shows a family of parallel equipotential surfaces and four paths along which an electron is made to move from one surface to another as shown.
(A) What is the direction of the electric field?
(B) Rank the paths according to work done, greatest first.
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The diagrams below show regions of equipotentials:
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A positive charge is moved from A to B in each diagram.
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In the electric field of charge , another charge is carried from to , to to and to , then work done will be:
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A circle of radius is drawn in a uniform electric field as shown in the fig. are respectively the potentials of points and on the circle then:
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In the presence of an electric field due to charge at the centre, a point charge is carried from to , , & . Then, out of the following option, which is correct about the work done.
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