equipotential

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No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .

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

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

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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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Take any equipotential surface enclosing the whole of the electricity, and suppose this to become an actual sheet of metal connected to the earth.

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