Answer to Question #213497 in Electricity and Magnetism for Muthiah Afifah

Question

By saying that the electrostatic field is conservative, we do not mean that

(a) It is the gradient of a scalar potential.

(b) Its circulation is identically zero.

(c) Its curl is identically zero.

(d) The work done in a closed path inside the field is zero.

(e) The potential difference between any two points is zero.

Answer 1

Answer:-

As we know the electrostatic field is conservative, it means The potential difference between any two points is zero.

So option e is correct.

As we know the first branch has no resistance, the potential difference between the points is zero; so there is no charge will flow between the two locations, and all charges will choose the second channel, according to V=IR.