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The trajectory of a charged particle is the same as a field line. Is this statement true or false?

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Field lines direct in the direction of the force that a unit positive charge experiences at that position. The trajectory of the charged particle would depend on the initial velocity and the initial position along with many other possible factors.
Hence given statement is false.

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