equipotential

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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .

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These are called equipotential lines in two dimensions, or equipotential surfaces in three dimensions.

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An equipotential sphere is a circle in the two-dimensional view of Figure 19.12.

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This implies that a conductor is an equipotential surface in static situations.

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Let us assume the field divided up into tubes of electric force as already explained, and these cut normally by equipotential surfaces.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various