Question

Why doesn't a charged particle moving at right angle to the direction of an electric field follow a circular path ?

Answer 1

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A charged particle moving at right angle to the direction of the electric field experinces force in the plane of electric field. The force acts right angle to its path only at the instant the charged particles enters the electric field and with the passage of time, it no longer remains at right angle to the path. Since the force on charged particle does not remain always perpendicular to the path, it does not move along the circular path.

Answer 2

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A charged particle moving at right angle to the direction of the electric field experinces force in the plane of electric field. The force acts right angle to its path only at the instant the charged particles enters the electric field and with the passage of time, it no longer remains at right angle to the path. Since the force on charged particle does not remain always perpendicular to the path, it does not move along the circular path.