Which of the following statements is true about the relation between electric field and potential?

Question

Which of the following statements is true about the relation between electric field and potential? (A) Electric field is in the direction in which the potential decreases steepest (B) Magnitude of electric field is given by the change in the magnitude of potential per unit displacement normal to the equipotential surface at that point (C) In the region of strong electric field, equipotential surfaces are far apart (D) Both the statements (a) and (b) are correct

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In the region of strong electric fields equipotential surfaces are close together and in the region of weak electric fields, equipotential surfaces are far apart

Q. Which of the following statements is true about the relation between electric field and potential?

Electric field is in the direction in which the potential decreases steepest

Magnitude of electric field is given by the change in the magnitude of potential per unit displacement normal to the equipotential surface at that point

In the region of strong electric field, equipotential surfaces are far apart

Both the statements $(a)$ and $(b)$ are correct

In the region of strong electric fields equipotential surfaces are close together and in the region of weak electric fields, equipotential surfaces are far apart