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Electric lines of force in the electric field are imaginary continuous curves

such that tangent to any point of curve gives the direction of the electric field at
that point.

Properties of electric lines of force:

☻ The electric lines of force originate normally from positive charge and
terminate normally at negative charge.

☻ The electric lines of force do not pass through a conductor.

☻ It is not affected by earth's magnetic field.
☻ These are not closed curves like magnetic lines of force.

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