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Nature of equipotential surface for a point charge is

A

Ellipsoid with charge at foci

B

Sphere with charge at the centre of the sphere

C

Sphere with charge on the surface of the sphere

D

Plane with charge on the surface

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B
Equipotential surfaces are concentric spheres, with the point charge at the centre.
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