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A charged particle is whirled in a horizontal circle on a frictionless table by attaching it to a string fixed at one pint. If a magnetic field is wsitched on in the vertical direction, the tension in the string

A

will increase

B

will decrease

C

will remai the same

D

may increase or decrease

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