Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Work done by electric field on moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface is always zero. Reason (R) : Electric lines of forces are always perpendicular to equipotential surfaces. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Question

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Work done by electric field on moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface is always zero.

Reason (R) : Electric lines of forces are always perpendicular to equipotential surfaces.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

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