equipotential
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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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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.
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An equipotential sphere is a circle in the two-dimensional view of Figure 19.12.
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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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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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