What should be the consequences of setting the potential at +700 V at infinity r

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What should be the consequences of setting the potential at +700 V at infinity rather than taking it to be zero

A. The electric potential would become infinite at every finite point, and the electric field could not be defined.

B. It would depend on the situation. For example, the potential due to a positive point charge would drop off more slowly with distance, so the magnitude of the electric filed would be less

C. The electric potential everywhere would be 700 V higher, and the electric field would be the same

D. Nothing; the field and the potential would have the same values ate every finite point.

Explanation / Answer

see the potential at infinity is just taken as a basis for RELATIVE CALCULATION BECAUSE THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE POTENTIAL AT A POINT. Although this is not the case with electric charge. it is just the rate at which the potential changes. Hence potential will be +700 V higher and the electric field will continue to have the same value. Thus C. The electric potential everywhere would be 700 V higher, and the electric field would be the same

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