College Physics (7th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Electric Potential, Energy, and Capacitance - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 590: 8

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Two equipotential surfaces never intersect. If two equipotential surfaces could intersect, then at the point of intersection there would be two values of electric potential which is not possible.

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Two equipotential surfaces never intersect. If two equipotential surfaces could intersect, then at the point of intersection there would be two values of electric potential which is not possible.
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