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Electric field lines never cross. Is this true or false?

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The definition of electric field lines states that these are lines of constant potential, that is, each line has a value of electric potential.

If two different lines would cross, that means there would be a point in space with two values of potential, which is impossible.

Therefore the statement that these lines never cross is TRUE.

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