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If the electric potential is zero at a particular point, must the electric field be zero at the point? Explain

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Answer:

If the potential is zero , the electric field could be different to zero

Step-by-step explanation:

The relation between the electric field and the potential is:

=−∇

∇: gradient operator

If the electric potential, , is zero at one point but changes in the neighbourhood of this point, then the Electric field, , at that point is different from zero.

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