Question

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

Answer 1

Explanation:

a field line cannot have sudden breaks because if it happens it become non-continuos in nature and gauss law of electrostatic will not be satisfied for a continuous field lines.

Answer 2

Answer:

The tangent at a point on the electric line of force tells the direction of electric field at that point. Generally, the direction of electric field changes from point to point.

Therefore, the lines of force are, generally, curved lines. Further, they are continuous curves and cannot have sudden breaks. For it is so, it will indicate the absence of electric field at the breakpoints.