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Can electric field lines intersect each other? Why or why not?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Electric Field Lines**: - Electric field lines are visual representations of the electric field around a charge. They indicate the direction of the electric field at different points in space. 2. **Defining Intersection of Electric Field Lines**: - To determine if electric field lines can intersect, we need to consider what it would mean for them to do so. If two electric field lines intersect at a point, it implies that at that point, the electric field has two different directions. ...
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  • STATEMENT -1 : No two electric field line can intersect each other. and STATEMENT-2 : At point of intersection electric fieldmust be zero.

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    Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement -2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
    B
    Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
    C
    Statement-1 is True, Statement -2 is False
    D
    Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.

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