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How are equipotential lines used to obtain the electric field lines?

How are equipotential lines used to obtain the electric field lines?

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An equipotential surface is the locus of all points in space at same potential.

Any line on an equipotential surface is an equipotential line.

An electric field map with equipotential lines looks very similar to a contour map of land showing contours of equal height.

Electric field intensity is perpendicular to equipotential surface in the direction of decreasing potential.

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