equipotential

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An equipotential sphere is a circle in the two-dimensional view of Figure 19.12.

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

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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .

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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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We have to remember that A A', B B', are sections of a sphere, so that when the body as E is a sphere, then the equipotential surfaces are spheres also.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George