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Grade 12Electrostatics

when electric field is zero inside an isolated conductor,can then two equipotential surface
intersect(electric field is a vector ,when it is zero it has arbitrary direction )?

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of ananthupotti
10 Years ago
It is not practical to discuss about potential,when field is zero.For example, if you are  bald person(ie,if you don’t have any hair), then it is useless of talking about your hair style!!!!.
Thus, when field is zero, discussing potiential is a shear wastage of time.