A test charge $q$ is made to move in the electric field of a point charge $Q$ along two different closed paths as per figure. First path has sections along and perpendicular to lines of electric field. Second path is a rectangular loop of the same area as the first loop. How does the work done compare in the two cases ?
A test charge $q$ is made to move in the electric field of a point charge $Q$ along two different closed paths as per figure. First path has sections along and perpendicular to lines of electric field. Second path is a rectangular loop of the same area as the first loop. How does the work done compare in the two cases ?
The electrostatic field is conservative and in this field work done by electric force on the charge in a closed loop is zero and work done for this work depends only on the initial and final states of charged body. Hence, the work done in both the cases will be zero.
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