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Statement 1: A charged particle when placed at rest in any EFL always moves along the electric field lines.

Statement 2: A point charge q when placed at rest in the EFL of another point charge Q, moves radially away from charge Q along EFL.


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Both statements are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation for statement 1

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Both statements are correct and statement 2 is not the correct explanation for statement 1

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Statement 1 is wrong but statement 2 is correct

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Both statements are wrong

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Solution

The correct option is C

Statement 1 is wrong but statement 2 is correct


when a charged particle is placed at an electric field line, it experiences a force in the tangential direction which tries to accelerate it towards other EFLs. Hence the

Charged particle would not move along a particular EFL.

However in case of the EFL of a point charge, since the electric field lines are straight lines, the tangent (i.e. electric field direction) is along the EFLs and a charge would move along EFL. It is a special case and not a general phenomenon.


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