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A particle moves in a region having a uniform magnetic field and a parallel, uniform electric field. At some instant, the velocity of the particle is perpendicular to the field direction. The path of the particle will be

A

a) straight line

B

b) circle

C

c) a helix with uniform pitch

D

d) a helix with nonuniform pitch

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a helix with nonuniform pitch
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