equipotential
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It is important to note that equipotential lines are always perpendicular to electric field lines.
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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .
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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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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
