equipotential

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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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Because a conductor is an equipotential, it can replace any equipotential surface.

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

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In other words, motion along an equipotential is perpendicular to E .

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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