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Electric Charges and Fields
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Does Coulomb's law of electric force obey Newton's third law of motion?

Answer

Yes Coulomb's law is in accordance with Newton's third law of motion. Coulomb forces are equal in magnitude, opposite in direction and act on different bodies.

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Some More Questions From Electric Charges and Fields Chapter

a) An electrostatic field line is a continuous curve. That is, a field line cannot have sudden breaks. Why not?
b) Explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point?