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Grade 12Electrostatics

magnetic force acting on the charged projected perpendicular to magnetic field is proportional to v^n where v is speed. find n

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
In a magnetic field a charge moves in a circular path.
Then the centripetal force is balanced by the magnetic force,
Fc=Fm
mv2/r=Fm
Since here m and r are constants,
Fmis proportional to v2
Therefore, n=2.
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