equipotential

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

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

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These are called equipotential lines in two dimensions, or equipotential surfaces in three dimensions.

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

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And just as the lines of flow of heat meet the spherical isothermal surface at right angles, so the lines of force in the electrical case meet the equipotential surface also at right angles.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew