equipotential
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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.
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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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Since the electric field lines point radially away from the charge, they are perpendicular to the equipotential lines.
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These equipotential lines may be delineated experimentally by attaching the terminals of a battery or batteries to small wires which touch at various places a sheet of tinfoil.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
