1. What is an equipotential line? 2. Why are the families of electric field line
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1. What is an equipotential line? 2. Why are the families of electric field lines perpendicular to the equipotential lines? 3. Why is the surface of a conductor an equipotential surface? 4. The potential difference between the two electrodes is 6 V. (a) How many possible equipotential lines can you draw in the space between them? (b) How many equipotential lines do you plan to draw in this lab? (c) How many equipotential points do you plan to locate in order to construct each eauinotential line?Explanation / Answer
1.
It is an imaginary line along which the electric potential remain constant and the line is always perpendicular to the electric field lines
2.
the electric field lines are always perpendicular to equipotential lines because along the equipotential lines , the electric potential remains constant.
3.
the electric field lines are perpendicular to the surface of conductors .we also know that electric field lines are perpendicular to equipotential surfaces, hence surface of conductors are equipotential surfaces
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