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Positive electric flux indicates that electric lines of force are directed ________ from a point charge.

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Outwards
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Onwards
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Outwards or inwards
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A Outwards
According to convention field lines going out of a closed volume or going outward are taken to be positive .

But it is not wrong to take the reverse direction as positive that is going inward as positive but it is better to abide by the convention.

Answer-(A)

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