btw my awnsers are wrong, THANKS Which of the following statements about the ele

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btw my awnsers are wrong, THANKS

Which of the following statements about the electric potential of various objects is FALSE? The electric potential of a collection of charges is the scalar sum of the electric potentials of each individual charge The electric potential outside of a charged sphere is identical to the electric potential of a point charge. The electric potential also obeys the principle of superposition The electric potential of a point charge decreases like 1/r^2, where r is the distance from the charge. Which of the following statements is FALSE? The electric field is perpendicular to equipotential surfaces and points "uphill n the direction of increasing potential The electric potential and electric field are not two distinct entities but, instead, are two different perspectives of how source charges a the space around them. The sum of all the potential differences encountered while moving around a closed path (back to the starting point is zero. An electric potential can be created by producing a separation of charges.

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Q3) Last statement is wrong.
Electric potential of point charge does not decrease like 1/r2 but decreases as 1/r, where r is the distance from point charge.

Q4) First statement is wrong.

First part of statement is right , that electric field is perpendicular to equipotential surfaces, but second part about it's dircetion is wrong. Electric field is in the direction of decreasing potential.  

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