Posted by jake on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5:45pm.
E is a gradient, change of potential vs distance. Gradients are perpendicular to equipotential lines.
E is Force/q, and force is a vector (directed) quantity.
Potential is not directed, but in an energy measure in relation to a charge at a distance. Energy is not a vector quantity.
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