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Grade 12Electromagnetic Induction

A magnetic field exerts a force on a charged particle? when?

Profile image of Nawera Aziz
8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of HARI CHANDANA
8 Years ago
a magnetic field exert a force on a charged particle,when it is perpendicular to the magnetic field..
The force acting on the particle depends on the component of the particle’s velocity..perpendicular to the magnetic field.