equipotential
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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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The term equipotential is also used as a noun, referring to an equipotential line or surface.
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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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Figure 19.14 shows the electric field and equipotential lines for two equal and opposite charges.
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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
