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The electric field lines are always perpendicular to an equipotential surface.

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Q. Electric lines of force always leave an equipotential surface.

The equipotential surface always perpendicular to the electric field because

1.work done on surface is zero four point charge

2. Work done never equal to zero

3. Electric field is conservative

4. None of these

Q. Why are electric field lines always emanate perpendicular to a charged surface?

Q. Why are equipotential surfaces perpendicular to field lines ?

Q. Assertion & Reason type
Statement1: Electric field is always perpendicular to an equipotential surface.
Statement2: If there was a component of

\to E

along the surface, that would mean there is a potential change along that component and hence the surface is not equipotential.

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