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  • Galileo experiment
    principles of physical science
    / Potential

    An example of equipotentials is shown in Figure 8. Each is determined by the equation 3/r1 − 1/r2 = constant, with a different constant value for each, as shown. For any two charges of opposite sign, the equipotential surface, ϕ = 0, is a sphere, as no other…

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    An example of equipotentials is shown in Figure 8. Each is determined by the equation 3/r1 − 1/r2 = constant, with a different constant value for each, as shown. For any two charges of opposite sign, the equipotential surface, ϕ = 0, is a sphere, as no other…

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