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A charged particle moves in a uniform magnetic field. The velocity of the particle at some instant makes an acute angle with the magnetic field. The path of the particle will be

A

a straight line

B

a circle

C

a helix with uniform pitch

D

a helix with nonuniform pitch

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a helix with uniform pitch
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