Why don’t two magnetic field lines intersect each other?
ScienceClass 10CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
If two magnetic field lines intersect, then at the point of intersection, the compass needle shows two different directions, which is not possible. Hence they do not intersect with each other.
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