Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question:

Equipotential surfaces at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not zero are approximately.

Options:

Spherical

Planes

Paraboloidal

Ellipsoidal

Correct Answer:

Spherical

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Spherical

At large distance, the electric field behaves as if it originated from a point charge, and the potential due to such change is spherically symmetric. Thus, the equipotential surfaces will be approximately spherical at large distances.