Question

Write the properties of lines of forces.

Answer 1

Some important properties of electric field lines are as below :
(a) electric field lines start from +ve charges and end at the -ve charges.
(b) they cannot from any closed loop.
(c) in charge free region, the field lines are taken as continuous cuvers without any break .
(d) two field lines cannot cross or intersect each other .
(e) electric field lines do not pass through the body of a conductor.
(f) they have a tendency to contract length wise and expand laterally.