7 - Equipotential Surfaces
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Practice Questions
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What is an equipotential surface?
💡 Hint: Think about where charges remain at the same energy level.
What is the relationship between electric fields and equipotential surfaces?
💡 Hint: Remember how the direction of forces works with potential energy.
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What happens to the electric potential along an equipotential surface?
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of equipotential.
Are electric field lines perpendicular to equipotential surfaces?
💡 Hint: Draw a diagram to visualize their relationship.
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Calculate the work done when moving a charge of 2 μC from one equipotential surface to another at 5V and 10V.
💡 Hint: Use the work formula based on charge and potential difference.
Propose a method to create a diagram depicting the equipotential surfaces around a dipole and describe their characteristics.
💡 Hint: Visualize as spherical surfaces expanding outward.
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