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What is the path of a charged particle moving in a uniform electrostatic field with initial velocity (i) parallel to the field? (ii) perpendicular to the field ? (iii) at some angle with the direction of electric field?

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(i) A straight line, (ii) a parabola (iii) a parabola.
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