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A spherical equipotential surface is not...

A spherical equipotential surface is not possible

A

for a point chargge

B

for a dipole

C

inside a uniformly charged sphere

D

inside a spherical capacitor

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  • Assertion. A sphrical equipotential surface is not possible for a point charge. Reason. A spherical equipotential surface is possible inside a spherical capacitor.

    A
    both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.
    B
    both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of the Asserrtion.
    C
    Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.
    D
    both, Assertion and Reason are false.

  • Equipotential surfaces

    A
    are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to regions of lower electric fields
    B
    will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor.
    C
    will be more crowded near regions of large charge densities
    D
    will aways be equally spaced

  • A few spherical equipotential surfaces are shown in the figure. The electric field at any point, at a distance x from the centre, is

    A
    `(6)/(x^(2))` perpendicular to the plane of paper
    B
    `(600)/(x^(2))` perpendicular to the plane of paper
    C
    `(6)/(x^(2))` radially
    D
    `(600)/(x^(2))` radially

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