When a charged particle moves through a magnetic field perpendicular to its direction, then doesm its momentum change?? Why??
SOHAN SARANGI , 12 Years ago
Grade 12
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john nash
Last Activity: 12 Years ago
if a charged particle moves perpendicular to a magnetic field, then a Lorentz force given by F=qvB will act on it. Hence the velocity of the particle will change, and so will the momentum.
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