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PHY 102 Test Compilation PHY 102 18 Objective Question

Question

For any charge configuration, the equipotential surface through a point is ________ to the electric field at that point.
Options
A Perpendicular
Correct Answer
B At 45 degrees
C Antiparallel
D Parallel
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Electric field lines always cross equipotential surfaces at right angles, since no work is done moving along an equipotential surface (field has no component along it).

Hint

Since no work is done moving along an equipotential surface, the field can have no component along that surface.

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