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How can we show that F =qvB with the help of vectors law

How can we show that F =qvB with the help of vectors law

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Rinkoo Gupta
askIITians Faculty 80 Points
7 years ago

Lorentz Force Law

The Lorentz Force Law can be used to describe the effects of a charged particle moving in a constant magnetic field. The simplest form of this law is given by thescalarequation

F = QvB

  • F is the force acting on the particle (vector)
  • v is velocity of particle (vector)
  • Q is charge of particle (scalar)

    • B is magnetic field (vector)

    NOTE: this case is for v and B perpendicular to each other otherwise use F = QvB(sin(x)) where x is the angle between v and B. When v and B are perpendicular x=90 deg. so sin(x)=1.

    The right hand rule comes into play here to figure out which way the force is acting.

    Right Hand Rule

    For a POSITIVLY charged particle moving (velocity v) in a magnetic field (field B) the direction of the resultant force (force F) can be found by:

  • 1) THUMB of right hand in direction of VELOCITY, v (first vector)
  • 2) INDEX FINGER of r.h. in direction of FIELD, B (second vector)
  • 3) Your PALM (or middle finger if you like) now points in the direction of the FORCE, F (final vector)

    • The force will ALWAYS be perpendicular to the PLANE of the vectors v and B, no matter what the angle between v and B is. Just pretend the following picture is of your right hand:



    Thanks & Regards

    Rinkoo Gupta

    AskIITians faculty

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