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Consider a uniform electric field in the `hat (z)` direction. The potential is a constant.

A

for any x for a given z

B

for any y for a given z

C

on the x-y plane for a given z

D

All of these

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D

As the electric field in the z-direction is uniform, equipotenital surfaces are in xy plane. Hence the potential for given z is constant on x-y plane, for any x in this plane and for any y in this plane. So all are correct.
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