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equipotential

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


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The same field could be maintained by placing conducting plates at the equipotential lines at the potentials shown.

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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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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.

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

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The surface of a charged conductor is an equipotential surface, because when the electric charge is in equilibrium there is no tendency for electricity to move from one part to the other.

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


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