Physics A-Level
Equipotential surfaces and field lines
What Equipotential surfaces and field lines means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Equipotential surfaces and field lines
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Surfaces on which potential is constant are always perpendicular to electric field lines; in a uniform field they are parallel planes and around a point charge they are concentric spheres.
Topics that use Equipotential surfaces and field lines
- Electric potential (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute electric potential
- Electric potential
- Equipotential surface
- Equipotential surfaces
- Perpendicularity of force and displacement
- Scalar
- Work done
- Electric potential difference
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