Q.Which of the following statement is/are true for equipotential surface ?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →All three listed statements about equipotential surfaces are individually true, so the correct choice is that all of the above hold.
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Different equipotential surfaces correspond to different potential values. By definition, each equipotential surface is the locus of points at one particular potential; a different surface (further/closer to the source) is at a different potential value.
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The electric field is always normal to an equipotential surface. If had any component along the surface, it would do work moving a charge along that surface, changing its potential energy -- contradicting the surface being at constant potential. So must be entirely perpendicular to it.
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