equipotential

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

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This implies that a conductor is an equipotential surface in static situations.

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

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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