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Grade 12Magnetism

The unit of ratio of magnetic field and electric field is?

Profile image of sumant kumar pandey
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Gulshan raj
9 Years ago
Lorentz force =qE +qvB Considering E is perpendicular to B. Then electric force and magnetic force cancel each other remaining with F =0.Hence,, qE =qvB =>V = E/BV= velocity E=electric field and B =magnetic field. Unit of ratio of E/B is m/secAnd ratio of B/E is sec /m.