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Is Electrostatic Force Conservative

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In the electric field of a point charge q, a certain charge is carried from point A to B, C, D and E. Then the work done

Is least along the path AB

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Is least along the path AD

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Is zero along all the paths AB, AC, AD and AE

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Is least along AE

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Solution

The correct option is C Is zero along all the paths AB, AC, AD and AE
ABCDE is an equipotential surface, on equipotential surface no work is done in shifting a charge from one place to another.

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