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

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

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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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It can be easily seen that these electric rays cut the equipotential surfaces at right angles, as they pass from the centre of the sun outwards into space.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George