The electrostatic force and magnetic force ( ) acting on a charge q moving with velocity v can be written :
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)✓ Correct
- (D)
Answer: (C)
Solution
Force on a charge in an electric field is , a vector directed along (for positive ).
Force on a charge moving with velocity in a magnetic field (the Lorentz force) is , perpendicular to both and .
This is exactly the pairing .
Force on a charge moving with velocity in a magnetic field (the Lorentz force) is , perpendicular to both and .
This is exactly the pairing .
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