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Justify why two equipotential surfaces cannot intersect.

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Assertion (A): Two equipotential surfaces can never intersect. Reason (R) : Potential at all points of an equipotentialsurface is uniform.

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  • In the following question a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R ) A: Absolute value of potential is not defined R : Two equipotential lines cannot intersect each other.

    A
    If both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion , then mark (1).
    B
    If both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is not correct explanation of the assertion then mark (2)
    C
    If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false, then mark (3)
    D
    If both Assertion and Reason are false statements , then mark (4).

  • Lines of force cut equipotential surface

    A
    obliquely
    B
    normally
    C
    tangentially
    D
    at `45^(@)`

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