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CAPACITANCE
Potential due to a point charge
VP
Equipotential Surfaces:
A surface at every point of which the potential due to charge distribution is
the same is called equipotential surface.
i) For a uniform electric field:
V1 V2 V3
E
σ1 σ2
E1 E1 E1
E2 E2 E2
E = E1 - E2 E = E 1 + E2 E = E1 - E 2
σ1 - σ2 σ1 + σ2 σ σ1 - σ2
E= =0 E= = E= =0
2 ε0 2 ε0 ε0 2 ε0