equipotential
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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.
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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.
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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .
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No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .
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Take any equipotential surface enclosing the whole of the electricity, and suppose this to become an actual sheet of metal connected to the earth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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