equipotential

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If the plates are held at a fixed potential difference ΔV, draw the equipotential lines for this system.

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

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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field 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