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  4. The following diagram shows the electric field lines between two opposite charges. The positive charge is indicated by the black circle, the negative charge by the white circle. An electron starting from rest at the indicated position (X), and accelerated to high speed by the electric field will follow most likely which trajectory?

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Q. The following diagram shows the electric field lines between two opposite charges. The positive charge is indicated by the black circle, the negative charge by the white circle. An electron starting from rest at the indicated position $(X)$, and accelerated to high speed by the electric field will follow most likely which trajectory?

Electric Charges and Fields

Solution:

Trajectory will be tangent to electric field