Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Electric Potential - Search and Learn - Page 500: 1

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a. An equipotential surface is a set of points that all are at the same electric potential. b. Equipotential lines (in 2 dimension) and surfaces (in 3 dimensions) are continuous. c. The electric field is always perpendicular to an equipotential line/surface. d. Electric field lines are always directed from higher equipotential lines/surfaces to lower ones. e. Every part of a conductor is an equipotential surface/volume. In other words, all parts of a conductor, including the surface, are at the same electric potential. f. It requires no work to move a charge from any point on an equipotential surface to any other point on the same equipotential surface. g. Equipotential lines/surfaces cannot cross/intersect each other. h. The places where equipotential lines/surfaces are closer to each other are locations of stronger electric field.
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