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equipotential

[ee-kwuh-puh-ten-shuhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwə pəˈtɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk wə- /


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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

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

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

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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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.

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Then the charge at A together with the induced surface charge on the plate makes a certain field of electric force on the left of the plate PO, which is a zero equipotential surface.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various




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