equipotential
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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.
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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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Since the electric field lines point radially away from the charge, they are perpendicular to the equipotential lines.
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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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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
