MHT CET 202622 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- MHT CET
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 22 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Electrostatics
MHT CET 2026 · 22 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Electrostatics
Equipotential surfaces associated with an electric field that is...
Equipotential surfaces associated with an electric field that is increasing in magnitude along the positive Y-direction are
Options
- Aplanes parallel to XY plane.
- Bplanes parallel to YZ-plane.
- Cplanes parallel to XZ-plane.
- Dplanes parallel to Y-direction.
Correct answer
C. planes parallel to XZ-plane.
Step-by-step solution
The electric field is directed along the Y-axis.
Equipotential surfaces are always perpendicular to the direction of the electric field.
Since the electric field is along the Y-direction, the equipotential surfaces must be perpendicular to the Y-axis.
Planes perpendicular to the Y-axis are parallel to the XZ-plane.
The increasing magnitude of the electric field along the positive Y-direction implies that the spacing between consecutive equipotential surfaces decreases along this direction, but their orientation remains parallel to the XZ-plane.
Answer: planes parallel to XZ-plane.
Equipotential surfaces are always perpendicular to the direction of the electric field.
Since the electric field is along the Y-direction, the equipotential surfaces must be perpendicular to the Y-axis.
Planes perpendicular to the Y-axis are parallel to the XZ-plane.
The increasing magnitude of the electric field along the positive Y-direction implies that the spacing between consecutive equipotential surfaces decreases along this direction, but their orientation remains parallel to the XZ-plane.
Answer: planes parallel to XZ-plane.