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☻ 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.

☻ The tangent at any point on the lines of force gives the direction of the
resultant electric field intensity at that point.

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Fig. Electric field along tangent at line of force

☻ They are like stretched elastic strings which tend to contract lengthwise and
repel sidewise.

Fig. Lines of force for unlike charges Fig. Lines of force for like charges

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