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प्रश्न
Draw the equipotential surfaces due to an electric dipole. Locate the points where the potential due to the dipole is zero.
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उत्तर
Equipotential surface due to electric dipole:
The potential due to the dipole is zero at the line bisecting the dipole length.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw equipotential surfaces:
(1) in the case of a single point charge and
(2) in a constant electric field in Z-direction. Why are the equipotential surfaces about a single charge not equidistant?
(3) Can electric field exist tangential to an equipotential surface? Give reason
What is the geometrical shape of equipotential surfaces due to a single isolated charge?
Why is there no work done in moving a charge from one point to another on an equipotential surface?
Write two important characteristics of equipotential surfaces.
Consider a uniform electric field in the ẑ direction. The potential is a constant ______.
- in all space.
- for any x for a given z.
- for any y for a given z.
- on the x-y plane for a given z.
Equipotential surfaces ______.
- are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to regions of lower electric fields.
- will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor.
- will be more crowded near regions of large charge densities.
- will always be equally spaced.
The work done to move a charge along an equipotential from A to B ______.
- cannot be defined as `- int_A^B E.dl`
- must be defined as `- int_A^B E.dl`
- is zero.
- can have a non-zero value.
Find the equation of the equipotentials for an infinite cylinder of radius r0, carrying charge of linear density λ.
