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Why magnetic field is strong if its field lines are close to each other?

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Magnetic field lines basically represent the strength of the magnetic field around any magnet. Thus, closer magnetic field lines represent strong magnetic field while farther magnetic field lines represent weak magnetic field.

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a) Two magnetic field lines never intersect each other.
b) Magnetic field lines are closed curves.

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(a) The direction of magnetic field at a point is taken to be the direction in which the north pole a magnetic compass needle points.
(b) Magnetic field lines are closed curves.
(c) If magnetic field lines are parallel and equidistant, they represent zero field strength.
(d) Relative strength of magnetic field is shown by the degree of closeness of the field lines.

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