equipotential
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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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These are called equipotential lines in two dimensions, or equipotential surfaces in three dimensions.
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An equipotential sphere is a circle in the two-dimensional view of Figure 19.12.
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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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Such a surface, therefore, is always an equipotential.
From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst