Does Zero Electric Potential Necessarily Imply Zero Electric Field?

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Homework Statement


If V = 0 at a point in space, must E = 0? If E = 0 at some point, must V = 0 at that point?



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V = 0 means there is no PE at that point is zero. However, the PE may have been converted to KE which would require a non-zero E field.

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