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The electric field at a point is directed how to the equipotential surface there?
APerpendicular to it
BSlanted at 45° to it
CParallel to it
DRandom in direction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Perpendicular to it
A component along the surface would do work on a test charge, which cannot happen at constant potential.
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