Electrostatics Question 335

Question: 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 [NCERT 1980]

Options:

A) Is least along the path $ AB $

B) Is least along the path $ AD $

C) Is zero along all the paths $ AB,\ AC,\ AD $ and $ AE $

D) Is least along $ AE $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

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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