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प्रश्न
What is the geometrical shape of equipotential surfaces due to a single isolated charge?
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उत्तर
For an isolated charge the equipotential surfaces are co-centric spherical shells and the distance between the shells increases with the decrease in electric field.

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संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw a sketch of equipotential surfaces due to a single charge (-q), depicting the electric field lines due to the charge
Draw the equipotential surfaces due to an electric dipole.
S1 and S2 are the two imaginary surfaces enclosing the charges +q and -q as shown. The electric flux through S1 and S2 are respectively ______.

Consider the following statements and select the correct statement(s).
- Electric field lines are always perpendicular to equipotential surface.
- No two equipotential surfaces can intersect each other.
- Electric field lines are in the direction of tangent to an equipotential surface.
Equipotentials at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not zero are approximately.
Equipotential surfaces ______.
Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other?
Find the equation of the equipotentials for an infinite cylinder of radius r0, carrying charge of linear density λ.
Draw equipotential surfaces for (i) an electric dipole and (ii) two identical positive charges placed near each other.
