Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question

Describe schematically the equipotential surfaces corresponding to uniform grid consisting of long equally spaced parallel charged wires in a plane.

Answer

The surfaces where the potential has a constant value are called equipotential surfaces.
Near the grid, the equipotential surfaces are of periodically varying shape which gradually reach the shape of planes parallel to the grid at a certain distance.


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