Which of the following does not hold valid about electric field? (A) Electric fields obey the principle of superposition. (B) Electric field lines cannot intersect each other. (C) Electric field can have a unit of V/m. (D) The force exerted by the electric field on a positively charged particle is opposite in direction to that of the electric field. (E) The electric field strength due to a point charge is inversely propor- tional to the square of the distance from the point charge.

Which of the following does not hold valid about electric field? (A) Electric fields obey the principle of superposition. (B) Electric field lines cannot intersect each other. (C) Electric field can have a unit of V/m. (D) The force exerted by the electric field on a positively charged particle is opposite in direction to that of the electric field. (E) The electric field strength due to a point charge is inversely propor- tional to the square of the distance from the point charge.

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