2.5 - EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACES
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Practice Questions
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Define an equipotential surface.
💡 Hint: Think about potential energy remaining unchanged.
What shape do equipotential surfaces take around a point charge?
💡 Hint: Consider how potential changes with distance.
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What is an equipotential surface?
💡 Hint: Think about where work is done on or against electric fields.
True or False: No work is needed to move a charge along an equipotential surface.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of work done in electrostatics.
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A point charge +Q is placed at the origin. Calculate the potential at a distance r from the charge. Further, describe the equipotential surfaces around this charge.
💡 Hint: Use the formula for electric potential due to a point charge.
Considering a parallel plate capacitor with a uniform electric field, define how the distance between equipotential surfaces relates to field strength.
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between E, V, and d.
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