Magnetic field lines show the direction (at every point) along which a small magnetised needle aligns (at the point). Do the magnetic field lines also represent the lines of force on a moving charged particle at every point ?

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No. The magnetic force is always normal to B (remember magnetic force `= qv xx B`). It is misleading to call magnetic field lines as lines of force.

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