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An electrostatic field is a continuous curve. That is, a field line cannot have sudden breaks. Why not?

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The tangent drawn at any point of an electrostatic field line indicates the direction of the field at that point Electrostatic field being continuous the field lines (or the lines of force) cannot have any sudden break.
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