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⚛️ Physics  ·  Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance  ·  NEET & JEE

The electric potential due to a point charge q at a distance r is:

Answer: kq/r.

  • A kq/r
  • B kq/r²
  • C kqr itself
  • D just kq

Correct answer: A. kq/r

Explanation: The potential of a point charge is V = kq/r.

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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