NEET Physics Question - Electrostatics

Assertion (A): If a charge is released from rest in an electric field, it will always move along an electric field line.

Reason (R): Force on a charged particle is always in the direction of electric field.

Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)

Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Assertion (A) is false; a particle released from rest follows a field line only if it is straight. If the field line is curved, inertia causes deviation. Reason (R) is false; for a negative charge, the force \(\vec{F} = q\vec{E}\) is opposite to the electric field \(\vec{E}\). Thus, both A and R are false.

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