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Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
A monopole field refers to an isolated north or south pole without its counterpart. In other words, it represents either positive or negative charge in electric fields but does not exist naturally in magnets.
Electric field lines are imaginary lines used to represent the direction and strength of the electric field surrounding a charged object. They point away from positive charges and towards negative charges.
Magnetic Monopole: A magnetic monopole is a hypothetical particle that carries only one magnetic pole (either north or south) without its opposite counterpart. While not yet observed in nature, their existence is predicted by certain theories.