equipotential

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Sketch the equipotential lines a long distance from the charges shown in Figure 19.34.

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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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No work is required to move a charge along an equipotential, since ΔV = 0 .

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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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And just as the lines of flow of heat meet the spherical isothermal surface at right angles, so the lines of force in the electrical case meet the equipotential surface also at right angles.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew