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Choose the wrong statement about equipotential surfaces.

A

It is a surface over which the potential is constant

B

The electric field is parallel to the equipotential surface

C

The electric field is perpendicular to the equipotential surface

D

The electric field is in the direction of steepest decrease of potential

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