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If a unit positive charge is taken from one point to another over an equipotential surface ,then

A

work is done on the chage

B

work is done by the charge

C

work done is constant

D

no work is done

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D
On the equipotential surafce, electric field is normal to the charged surface (where potential exists) so that no work will be done.
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