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(a) an electrostatic field line is a con...

(a) an electrostatic field line is a contiuous curve that is field line cannot have sudden breaks why not
(b) explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point

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At the point of intersection , there will be two directions of electric filed, which is not possible.
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