equipotential

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Sketch the equipotential lines in the vicinity of two opposite charges, where the negative charge is three times as great in magnitude as the positive.

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

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

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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