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

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If the plates are held at a fixed potential difference ΔV, draw the equipotential lines for this system.

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

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Take any equipotential surface enclosing the whole of the electricity, and suppose this to become an actual sheet of metal connected to the earth.

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