Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In an uniform magnetic field, speed and energy remains the same for a moving charged particle.
Reason (R): Moving charged particle experiences magnetic force perpendicular to its direction of motion.
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Answer: (a)
- (R): magnetic force is perpendicular to the velocity. True.
- So it does no work, and speed and kinetic energy stay constant: (A) true and explained by (R).
- So the answer is (a).