Can electrostatic potential at a point be zero, while electric field at that point is not zero?
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Yes it can. If we examine the simple 1-Dimensional case:
E = − d x d V , E = 0 ;
the solution is the linear function V ( x ) = − E x + V 0 , where V 0 is a constant of integration. The electrostatic potential reaches zero at the point x = E V 0 .
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YES !!!! TAKE FOR EXAMPLE- THE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL DUE TO ELECTRIC DIPOLE AT ANY POINT ON ITS PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR IS ZERO WHILE ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY IS NOT ZERO