Question

Q2. No two equi-potential surfaces intersect each other, why? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

No,

Explanation:

At first, make it clear what is an equipotential surface. —- Any surface over which the potential is constant is called an equipotential surface. That is, the potential difference between any two points on an equipotential surface is zero.

Now answer to the question is they cannot intersect each other because two different equipotential surfaces have different electric potentials. But their own potential is the same. so if they intersect then the point of intersection will have two different potentials at the same point which is not possible.

Let the voltage of two equipotential surfaces are 4 volts and 5 volts respectively. So now if they intersect each other then the intersection point(Same point) will consist of both surfaces. So the intersected point has two potential (4 and 5 volts) at the same time.

But it is totally impossible to have the different potential of a point at the same time. That is why two different equipotential surfaces cannot intersect.