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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

A charged particle is released from rest in a region of a uniform magnetic field along the direction of the magnetic field. The path of the charged particle in the magnetic field will be

  1. A straight line
  2. B helical
  3. C circular
  4. D elliptical
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(A) straight line

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\( \vec{F} = q(\vec{v} \times \vec{B}) \) \( \vec{v} = 0 \) \( \vec{F} = q(0 \times \vec{B}) = 0 \) The particle remains at rest, hence its path is a straight line.