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The diagram does not represent a real electric field because the field lines, can someone help explain this for me

The diagram does not represent a real electric field because the field lines, can-example-1
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electric field lines are graphical presentation of electric field intensity

It is the graphical way to represent the electric field variation

If we draw the tangent to electric field line then it will give the direction of net electric field at that point

So whenever we draw the electric field lines of a charge distribution then it will always follow this basic properties

here we will always follow these basic properties of field lines

now as we can see that here two positive charges are placed nearby so the electric field must be like it can not intersect at any point because at intersection of two lines the direction of electric field not defined

As we have two directions of tangents at that point

So here the incorrect presentation is the intersection of two field lines which is not possible


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