Question

List the ways in which magnetic field lines and electric field lines are similar. For example, the field direction is tangent to the line at any point in space. Also list the ways in which they differ. For example, electric force is parallel to electric field lines, whereas magnetic force on moving charges is perpendicular to magnetic field lines.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

• The magnetic field lines never intersect among themselves and so do the electric field lines.

• The magnetic field lines are always parallel and so are the electric field lines.

• Field lines by the like magnetic poles repel each other and so do the field lines of like charges.

• Electric field lines points in the direction of the force experienced by a positive charge and the magnetic field lines points in the direction of the force experienced by a north pole.

• Electric field lines come into a negative charge and the magnetic field lines come inwards to a south pole.