equipotential
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Isolines in a region where an electric field exists represent lines of equal electric potential, referred to as equipotential lines.
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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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Since the electric field lines point radially away from the charge, they are perpendicular to the equipotential lines.
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No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .
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The surface of a charged conductor is an equipotential surface, because when the electric charge is in equilibrium there is no tendency for electricity to move from one part to the other.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
