Assertion (A) : Magnetic field lines never intersect each other.\ Reason (R) : If they intersect, t

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Assertion (A) : Magnetic field lines never intersect each other.\ Reason (R) : If they intersect, then at the point of intersection, the compass needle would point towards two directions, which is not possible.\

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(a) : Magnetic field lines never intersect each other because it is not possible to have two directions of magnetic field at the same point.