A charged particle is released in non zero uniform magnetic and electric field at different velocities.
[Assume that →E and →B can be randomly in any direction.]
The path of charged particle can be
A
Straight line
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B
Circle
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C
Parabola
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D
cycloid
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Solution
The correct option is D cycloid If →E is perpendicular to →B and v=EB, the particle will move in straight line.
If →E is perpendicular to →B and v=0, then the path will be a cycloid.