Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Equipotentials at a great distance from ...

Equipotentials at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not zero are approximately

A

spheres

B

planes

C

paraboloids

D

ellipsoids

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
From a collection of charges, whole total sum is not zero, equipotentials at large distances must be spheres only.
Cghoce (a) is correct.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    PRADEEP|Exercise FILL IN THE BLANKS|8 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    PRADEEP|Exercise PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE|8 Videos

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    PRADEEP|Exercise VALUE BASED QUESTIONS|7 Videos

  • ELECTRONIC DEVICES

    PRADEEP|Exercise Fill in the Blanks|1 Videos

  • MAGNETIC EFFECT OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM

    PRADEEP|Exercise Competition Focus (Multiple Choice Questions)|2 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What are minmum number or unequal fores whose vector sum is zero ?

The figure shows equipotential surfaces due to two poit charges +3Q and -Q placed at a separation d. (a) Will the shape of epuipotential surface be spherical very close to both the point charges? What shape of equipotentials will be seen at very far away points from the pair of charges. (b) Find the distance of point P from the negative charge. (c) Find the potential of the surface marked as S_1 is the figure. (d) Consider the surface having zero potential. Write the flux of electric field through this surface

Write a pair of integers whose sum is zero (0) but difference is 10.

PRADEEP-ELECTROSTATICS-Exercise
  1. Figure shows some equipotential lines distributed in space. A charge...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. The electrostatic potential on the surface of a charged concducting sp...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Equipotentials at a great distance from a collection of charges whose ...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two dielectric blocks in series....

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Consider a uniform electric field in the hat (z) direction. The potent...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Equipotential surfaces

    Text Solution

    |

  7. The work done to move a charge along an equipotential from A to B

    Text Solution

    |

  8. In a region of constant potential

    Text Solution

    |

  9. In the circuit shown in figure , initially key K(1) is closed and key...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. If a conductor has a potential V != 0 and there are no charges anywher...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery as shown in figur...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Chage Q is distributed to two different metwllic spheres having radii ...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Force between two identical charges placed at a distance of r in vacu...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S, which makes an angle thet...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Four charges equal to -Q are placed at the four corners of a square an...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Three identical spheres, each having a charge q and radius R. are kept...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A certain charge Q is divided into two parts q and Q-q, wheich are the...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1 mu C are placed on the...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal length...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries uniform s...

    Text Solution

    |