What is the angle between electric field and equipotential surfaces ?
90 always
0 always
0 to 90
0 to 180
A
0 always
B
0 to 90
C
0 to 180
D
90 always
Open in App
Solution
Verified by Toppr
dV=→E⋅→dr
∵dV=0, In RHS dot product will be zero
∴An electric field is always perpendicular to the equipotential surface at any point.
Was this answer helpful?
2
Similar Questions
Q1
The electric field lines are always perpendicular to an equipotential surface.
View Solution
Q2
What is the angle between electric field and equipotential surfaces ?
View Solution
Q3
Direction of electric field on the equipotential surface is always
View Solution
Q4
The equipotential surface always perpendicular to the electric field because
1.work done on surface is zero four point charge
2. Work done never equal to zero
3. Electric field is conservative
4. None of these
View Solution
Q5
Assertion & Reason type Statement1: Electric field is always perpendicular to an equipotential surface. Statement2: If there was a component of →E along the surface, that would mean there is a potential change along that component and hence the surface is not equipotential.