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

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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.

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Work is needed to move a charge from one equipotential line to another.

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We may describe, through all the points in an electric field which have the same potential, surfaces called equipotential surfaces, and these will be everywhere perpendicular or orthogonal to the lines of electric force.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various