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A free electron moves from a higher to a lower potential. Is the statement correct?

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CHHAYA PUBLICATION-ELECTRIC POTENTIAL -Exercise (Very Short Answer Type Questions - mark 1)
  1. What is the relation between statvolt and volt?

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  2. A free electron moves from a higher to a lower potential. Is the state...

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  3. Write down the name of the physical quantity whose unit is J cdot C^(-...

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  4. 1 esu of potential = V. [fill in the blank]

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  5. What is the electric field intensity inside a charged conductor?

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  6. What are the shapes of the equipotential surfaces in the field of a po...

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  7. The electric field lines pass through an equipotential surface . [Fill...

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  8. The surface of a charged conductor is a/an surface. [fill in the blank...

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  9. What will be the shape of the equipotential surface situated at infini...

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  10. Which physical quantity has the unit eV?

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  11. Is electric field conservative or non-conservative?

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  12. If a charge q moves through a potential difference V, what will be the...

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  13. The electric potential energy of a unit charge placed at a point in an...

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  14. In an electric field, if a charged body loses its potential energy, it...

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  15. A positive charge +Q is placed at a point. A circle of radius r is dra...

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  16. To transfer a charge of 20 C through a distance of 2 cm, 2J work is pe...

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  17. If the potential is constant around a point, what will be the electric...

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