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⚛️ Physics  ·  Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance  ·  NEET & JEE

A surface on which every point is at the same potential is called an:

Answer: equipotential surface.

  • A equipotential surface
  • B electric current path
  • C electric dipole
  • D ideal insulator

Correct answer: A. equipotential surface

Explanation: All points on an equipotential surface share the same potential.

Radial electric field lines and concentric red equipotential lines around a point charge (an electron), with field lines pointing inward

Field lines (radial) and equipotential lines (concentric circles) of a point charge. Equipotential surfaces are always perpendicular to the field lines. Image: Sjlegg, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Electric potential, equipotential surfaces, potential energy of charge systems, conductors, dielectrics, capacitors, combinations, and energy storage.

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