Question
Give the characteristics of magnetic field lines.
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Answer
→Characteristics of magnetic field lines are as follows :
(i) The magnetic field lines form continuous closed loops. In the region outside a magnet, the magnetic field lines are from N to S , whereas in the region inside the magnet, the field lines are from S to N .
(ii) The tangent to the field line at a given point represents the direction of the magnetic field $(\vec{B})$ at that point.
(iii) The larger the number of field lines crossing per unit area, the stronger is the magnitude of the magnetic field $\overrightarrow{ B }$.
(iv) Two magnetic field lines do not intersect each other. Because if they do, at the point of intersection, the magnetic field would have two directions, which is not possible.
(i) The magnetic field lines form continuous closed loops. In the region outside a magnet, the magnetic field lines are from N to S , whereas in the region inside the magnet, the field lines are from S to N .
(ii) The tangent to the field line at a given point represents the direction of the magnetic field $(\vec{B})$ at that point.
(iii) The larger the number of field lines crossing per unit area, the stronger is the magnitude of the magnetic field $\overrightarrow{ B }$.
(iv) Two magnetic field lines do not intersect each other. Because if they do, at the point of intersection, the magnetic field would have two directions, which is not possible.
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