Physics · Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment, bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines

Magnetic field lines:

Magnetic field lines:

  • A. starts from north pole
  • B. starts from south pole
  • C. starts from current-carrying wires
  • D. are closed loops

Step-by-step solution

Magnetic field lines are continuous closed loops; they do not start or end at any point. For a bar magnet, they emerge from the north pole and enter the south pole inside the magnet, but externally they run from north to south, forming closed loops. For current-carrying wires, they form concentric closed loops around the wire. Thus, the correct statement is that magnetic field lines are closed loops.
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