equipotential

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

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Sketch the equipotential lines in the vicinity of two opposite charges, where the negative charge is three times as great in magnitude as the positive.

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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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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .

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As the intensity of the electric force is greater nearer the sun than further away, these equipotential surfaces will be closer nearer the sun than further away.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George