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Introduction

Summary

This animation illustrates the connection between electric lines of force and Voltage Equipotentials. The spherical symmetry of this charge distribution is revealed by its spherical equipotentials. The field is orthogonal to these equipotentials at any point and always points in the direction of decreasing potential.

Goals

• To view the orthogonality between the equipotentials and the electric field.
• To observe that the electric field always points in the direction of decreasing potential.

Features

Drag your mouse around the screen to display the field at different points.

Tags

potential tension scalar field symmetry equipotential