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Assertion (A) : Electric field lines can never cross other .
Reason ® : Electric fields due to a number of point charges at a given point superimpose and give one resultant electric field.

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Both statement are true but reason does not give proper reasoning for the assertion. Two field lines do not cross each other at any point, because if they do so then there will be two possible directions of the electric field at the point of crossing, which is impossible.
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