equipotential

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The potential is the same along each equipotential line, meaning that no work is required to move a charge anywhere along one of those lines.

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

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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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The moving terminal then traces out an equipotential curve.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various