The given figure gives electric lines of force due to two charges q₁ and q₂. What are the signs of the two charges? (a) q₁ is positive but q₂ is negative (b) q₁ is negative but q₂ is positive (c) both are negative (d) both are positive

Answer: (c). Field lines end on negative charges and start from positive charges. In the figure all the lines point into q₁ and into q₂; no line leaves either charge. So the answer is (c) both are negative.

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Electric Field & Field Lines

The given figure gives electric lines of force due to two charges $q_1$ and $q_2$ . What are the signs of the two charges?

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Answer: (c)

Field lines end on negative charges and start from positive charges.
In the figure all the lines point into $q_1$ and into $q_2$ ; no line leaves either charge.
So the answer is (c) both are negative.

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