equipotential

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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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Work is needed to move a charge from one equipotential line to another.

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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.

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Sketch the equipotential lines a long distance from the charges shown in Figure 19.34.

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Let S represent the sun, and the circle round it represent the equipotential spheres which exist round the sun.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George