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PhysicsElectrostaticsPotential & potential energyMedium2 minPYQ_2004
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Equipotential surfaces associated with an electric field which is increasing in magnitude along the -direction are

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Solution:

Any surface which has same electrostatic potential at every point is called an equipotential surface. Electric field is always perpendicular to an equipotential surface. Therefore -direction is perpendicular only to plane.

Stream:AIIMSSubject:PhysicsTopic:ElectrostaticsSubtopic:Potential & potential energy
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