equipotential
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Given the electric field lines, the equipotential lines can be drawn simply by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines.
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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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Figure 19.12 An isolated point charge Q with its electric field lines in blue and equipotential lines in green.
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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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Then the charge at A together with the induced surface charge on the plate makes a certain field of electric force on the left of the plate PO, which is a zero equipotential surface.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various