equipotential

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

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

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The potential is the same along each equipotential line, meaning that no work is required to move a charge anywhere along one of those lines.

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The surface of a charged conductor is an equipotential surface, because when the electric charge is in equilibrium there is no tendency for electricity to move from one part to the other.

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