Question

Statement I:An electrostatic line of force is a continuous curve.
Statement II:An electrostatics line of force has sudden breaks.

• A. If both statements are true and statement II is correct explanation of statement I.
• B. If both statements are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.
• C. If statement I is true but the statement II is false.
• D. If both statements are false.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The tangent at a point on the electric line of force tells the direction of electric field change from point to point. So, the lines of force are curved lines. Further they are continuous curves and cannot have sudden breaks otherwise it will indicate the absence of electric field at the break point.