equipotential

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

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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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Force is in the same direction as E , so that motion along an equipotential must be perpendicular to E .

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

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These equipotential lines of diffusion give us the best and most concrete reproduction of the mode of propagation of periodic waves in space.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane