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Questions
State four properties of magnetic field lines.
List two important properties of magnetic field lines.
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Solution
- They are closed and continuous curves.
- They are directed from the north pole towards the south pole outside the magnet.
- The tangent at any point on a field line gives the direction of the magnetic field at that point.
- Two magnetic lines never intersect each other.
Notes
Students should refer to the answer according to their questions.
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