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Question
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Electric field due to static charges is:
Options
conservative and field lines do not form closed loops.
conservative and field lines form closed loops.
non-conservative and field lines do not form closed loops.
non-conservative and field lines form closed loops.
MCQ
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Solution
conservative and field lines do not form closed loops.
Explanation:
Electrostatic fields are conservative due to the fact that the effort performed in relocating a charge between two places is independent of the path taken. Mathematically, `vecv xx vec E = vec 0`, and field lines do not create closed loops as they emanate from positive charges and terminate at negative charges (or stretch to infinity).
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