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equipotential

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


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

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 19.12 An isolated point charge Q with its electric field lines in blue and equipotential lines in green.

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If the plates are held at a fixed potential difference ΔV, draw the equipotential lines for this system.

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Isolines in a region where an electric field exists represent lines of equal electric potential, referred to as equipotential lines.

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When the lines of force and the equipotential surfaces are straight, parallel, and equidistant, we have a uniform field.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various