Magnetic Fields - MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

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Which of the following best describes magnetic field lines?

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First, magnetic field lines, like electric field lines, can never cross. Also, unlike electric field lines, magnetic field lines are continuous—they do not have starting or ending points. Next, the force experienced by a charge in a magnetic field depends on the charge's velocity direction, not just the magnetic field. So the only remaining choice is that magnetic field lines show both the relative strength and direction of the field.

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