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Why are equipotential lines perpendicular to field lines

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Answer:

No work is required to move a charge any where

Explanation:

since the electric field lines point radially away from the charge. they are perpendicular to the equipotential lines.

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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