equipotential
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No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .
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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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The equipotential lines can be drawn by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines, if those are known.
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Suppose that we have any distribution of electricity at rest over conductors, and that we know the potential at all points and consequently the level or equipotential surfaces.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
