2. Electric Potential and Capacitance
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Two charges $2 \;\mu\, C$ and $-2\; \mu \,C$ are placed at points $A$ and $B\;\; 6 \;cm$ apart.

$(a)$ Identify an equipotential surface of the system.

$(b)$ What is the direction of the electric field at every point on this surface?

Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D

Solution

$(a)$ The situation is represented in the given figure.

An equipotential surface is the plane on which total potential is zero everywhere. This plane is normal to line $AB.$ The plane is located at the mid-point of line $AB$ because the magnitude of charges is the same.

$(b)$ The direction of the electric field at every point on this surface is normal to the plane in the direction of $AB.$

Standard 12
Physics

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