Equipotential Lines vs Lines of Force: What's the Relationship?

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Equipotential lines and lines of force are always at right angles to each other, indicating that the force is constant along the equipotential lines. In a gravitational field, the circumference of a sphere can serve as an equipotential line, where gravitational force remains uniform. Equipotential lines signify that the potential energy is the same at all points along the line. Understanding this relationship helps clarify how forces interact in different fields. The discussion emphasizes the importance of recognizing these concepts in both electric and gravitational contexts.
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Hi Good Day!
I have a question. Can you tell me what is the between relationship of equipotential lines and the lines of force? I'm a bit confuse. thanks :)
 
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they are always at right angles to each other
 
What else? I still can't understand.
 
replace electric with gravitational field
sea level would be an equipotential
 
The equipotential lines indicate that the magnitude of the respective force is equal at all places along that line.

Taking the center of a sphere as the origin of it's gravitational force, then its circumference can represent an equipotential line, since gravity will act with the same force at all points along the line.
 
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