equipotential

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

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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.

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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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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