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Properties of Magnetic Field lines

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Why do the lines of the magnetic field not cross each other?

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If magnetic field line intersect each other then magnetic field line will have two different directions at the crossing point.This is not possible.So they do not intersect.

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The magnetic field lines :

(a) intersect at right angles to one another

(b) intersect at an angle of $45^{o}$ to each other

(c) do not cross one another

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