Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance - Result Question 3

3. The diagrams below show regions of equipotentials. (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

A positive charge is moved from $A$ to $B$ in each diagram.

(a) In all the four cases the work done is the same

(b) Minimum work is required to move $q$ in figure (a)

(c) Maximum work is required to move $q$ in figure (b)

(d) Maximum work is required to move $q$ in figure (c)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 3. (a)

Solution:

  1. (a) As the regions are of equipotentials, so Work done $W=q \Delta V$

$\Delta V$ is same in all the cases hence work - done will also be same in all the cases.