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Consider the motion of a chrged particle...

Consider the motion of a chrged particle in a uniform magnetic field directed into the paper.
If velocity v of the particle is in the plane of the paper , the charged particle will describe a

A

straight line

B

circle

C

ellipse

D

hyperbola

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b
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