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Why don't two magnetic field lines intersect each other?

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Two magnetic field lines never intersect because if they do, then at the point of intersection there will be two directions of magnetic field, which is not possible.
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MODERN PUBLICATION-MAGNETISM AND MATTER-REVISION EXERCISE (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTION)
  1. What is the direction of magnetic field outside a magnet?

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  2. What is the direction of magnetic field lines inside a magnet?

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  3. Why don't two magnetic field lines intersect each other?

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  4. What do you mean by a magnetic dipole?

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  5. What is the magnetic dipole moment of a magnet? State its unit.

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  6. Define magnetic length.

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  7. What is the direction of the magnetic dipole moment in a bar magnet?

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  8. SI unit of magnetic pole strength is

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  9. How does the magnetic moment and pole strength of the two parts of a m...

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  10. How does the magnetic moment and pole strength of the two parts of a m...

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  11. Write an expression for magnetic field intensity at any point an axial...

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  12. Give the expression for magnetic field at a point on the equatorial l...

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  13. The susceptibility of a magnetic material is 0.9853 . Identify the typ...

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  14. What is the potential energy of a magnetic dipole when it is placed pe...

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  15. What is the potential energy of a dipole when it is perpendicular to a...

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  16. What is Gauss's law in magnetism? What does it signify?

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  17. What is Geomagnetism ?

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  18. What is the strength of earth's magnetic field at the surface of earth...

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  19. Give the location of earth's magnetic dipole.

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  20. State the elements of Earth's magnetic field .

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