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What do you mean by the term lines of the magnetic field?

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What do you mean by the term lines of the magnetic field?

What are magnetic field lines?

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The lines of the magnetic field are the continuous curves such that the tangent drawn at any point gives the direction of the magnetic field at that point.
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Chapter 8: Electricity and Magnetism - Magnestism [Page 320]

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Frank Physics Part 1 [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 8 Electricity and Magnetism
Magnestism | Q 10 | Page 320

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