equipotential

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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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Sketch the equipotential lines a long distance from the charges shown in Figure 19.34.

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

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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.

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As we proceed from the sun's surface east and west into space, we should pass equipotential surfaces of different potentials.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George