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Questions
What do you understand by the term magnetic field lines?
What are magnetic field lines?
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Solution 1
A magnetic field line is a continuous curve in a magnetic field such that tangent at any point of it gives the direction of the magnetic field at that point.
Solution 2
Magnetic field lines are imaginary lines that indicate the direction and strength of the magnetic field around a magnet.
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