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10.Define electrostatic potential.
11.What is equipotential surface?

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21.What is corona discharge or action at points .
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30.Write a short note on superconductor.
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16.Explain dielectrics in detail and how an electric field induced
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18.Obtaint the expression for energy staored in parallel plate capacitor.
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