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The figure shows the electric field lines around a conductor.
(a) At which of the four points is the field strongest?
(b) At which point is there a negative charge?
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a) At the sharp turning, field strength will be high. At point D sharpness of curve is more in comparison with another point , So Point D will be the answer.
b) field lines converge to a negative charge and diverges to a positive charge.
Hence D has (-)ve charge

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