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Two charges `2muC and -2muC` are placed at points A and B 6cm apart.
a. Identify an equipotential surface of the given system.
(b) What is the direction of the electric field at every point on this surface?

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a. A surface containing equatorial line and perpendicular line.
b. Towards the side of -ve charge, parallel to axis.
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