equipotential

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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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These are called equipotential lines in two dimensions, or equipotential surfaces in three dimensions.

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

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Such a surface, therefore, is always an equipotential.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst