Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
1. Magnetic field lines around a magnet cannot intersect.
2. When magnetic field lines intersect, the compass at the point of intersection flutuates between the two directions.
Choose the correct option.

1 and 2 are true, and 2 is the reason why 1 is true

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1 and 2 are true, and are independent

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Only 1 is true

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Only 2 is true

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Solution

The correct option is C Only 1 is true
Magnetic field lines cannot intersect. This is because when magnetic field lines intersect, the compass at the point of intersection will have to point in two different directions, which is not possible.

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