What is an equipotential surface in Chapter 2 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance ? Give its characteristics.
What is an equipotential surface in Chapter 2 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance ? Give its characteristics.
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Where every point has the same electric potential, it is an equipotential surface:
The main characterstics include:
- Two equipotential surfaces never intersect.
- The electric field is always perpendicular to an equipotential surface.
- Equipotential surfaces are parallel planes in a uniform electric field.
- If the surfaces are closer, the field in that region will be stronger.
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