Electrostatics Question 335
Question: In the electric field of a point charge $ q $ , a certain charge is carried from point $ A $ to $ B $ , $ C $ , $ D $ and $ E $ . Then the work done [NCERT 1980]
Options:
A) Is least along the path $ AB $
B) Is least along the path $ AD $
C) Is zero along all the paths $ AB,\ AC,\ AD $ and $ AE $
D) Is least along $ AE $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
ABCDE is an equipotential surface, on equipotential surface no work is done in shifting a charge from one place to another.
