Question

Equipotential Lines and Fields Questions

a. What does the spacing of equipotential lines tell you about the electric potential in different regions of space?

b. Do equipotential lines have a beginning and/or an end? If so, where?

c. Do equipotential lines have a direction?

d. How should the electric FIELD lines connect/relate to the equipotential lines?

e. What does the spacing of the electric field lines tell you about the electric field in different regions of space?

f. Do electric field lines have a beginning and/or an end? If so, where?

g. Do electric field lines have a direction?

Answer 1

a)The potential remains same for an equipotential line, but as you move father or closer it decreases or increases. So basically the spacing between the lines reveals the dropping or increasing potential with respect to the location of charge.

b)No equipotential line are closed loops. In terms or origin of them, they sre stronger near the charge and then diminishes as the distance increases

c)No direction, as potential is scalar quantity.

d)Electric field lines are perpendicular to the electric potential lines.