Question

Select True or False for the following statements about electric field lines.
E-field lines point outward from positive charges.
E-field lines point inward toward negative charges.
E-field lines may cross.
A positive point charge released from rest will initially accelerate along an E-field line.
E-field lines make circles around positive charges.
E-field lines do not begin or end in a charge-free region except at infinity.
Where the E-field lines are dense the E-field must be weak.

Answer 1

E-field lines point outward from positive charges. - TRUE

E-field lines point inward toward negative charges. - TRUE

E-field lines may cross. - FALSE

A positive point charge released from rest will initially accelerate along an E-field line. - TRUE

E-field lines make circles around positive charges. - FALSE

E-field lines do not begin or end in a charge-free region except at infinity. - TRUE

Where the E-field lines are dense the E-field must be weak. - FALSE