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⚛️ Physics  ·  Magnetism and Matter  ·  NEET & JEE

The imaginary lines used to represent a magnetic field, drawn so that the tangent at any point gives the field direction, are called:

Answer: Magnetic field lines.

  • A Electric field lines
  • B Magnetic field lines
  • C Equipotential lines
  • D Isobars

Correct answer: B. Magnetic field lines

Explanation: Magnetic field lines are continuous closed curves whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the magnetic field there, and they do not intersect each other.

Bar Magnet Field LinesNSfield lines: N → S (outside magnet)

Magnetic field lines form closed loops: outside the bar magnet they run from the N pole to the S pole; inside, they continue from S back to N, so the lines never start or end anywhere.

Concept context

Bar magnets, Earth's magnetism, and how different materials respond to an external magnetic field - diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behaviour.

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