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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 shows the electric field and equipotential lines for two equal and opposite charges.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

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

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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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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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It could equally be shown that there were equipotential surfaces so far as the phenomena of heat and light are concerned, as these also are subject to the same laws.

From Aether and Gravitation by William George Hooper




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