Question
Which among the curves shown in Fig. 1.35 cannot possibly represent electrostatic field lines?
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Answer
- Figure (a) cannot represent electrostatic field lines since electrostatic field lines start or end only at 90° to the surface of the conductor.
- Figure (b) too cannot represent electrostatic field lines as electrostatic field lines do not start from a negative charge. Electric field lines always traverse from a region of positive charge to a region of negative charge.
- Electrostatic field lines are represented by figure (c).
- Figure (d) cannot represent electrostatic field lines since no two such lines of force can intersect each other.
- As electrostatic field lines cannot form closed loop, therefore figure (d) also does not represent electrostatic field lines.
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