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A charged particle is free to move in as electric field. Will it always move along an electric line of force?

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No. The charged particle may or may not move along an electric line of force. If the charged particle was initially at rest, then it will move along an electric line of force.
But if the charged particle has some initial velocity making certain angle with a line of force, then its resultant path will not be along the line of force.
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