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equipotential

[ee-kwuh-puh-ten-shuhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwə pəˈtɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk wə- /


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Figure 19.14 The electric field lines and equipotential lines for two equal but opposite charges.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 19.16 The electric field and equipotential lines between two metal plates.

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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .

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The equipotential lines can be drawn by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines, if those are known.

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When the lines of force and the equipotential surfaces are straight, parallel, and equidistant, we have a uniform field.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various




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