Which of the following charged particles will experience no magnetic force while in a magnetic field.

A particle moving at a 90 degree angle to the magnetic field.

A particle moving at a 45 degree angle to the magnetic field.

A particle moving at a 180 degree angle to the magnetic field.

A particle motion at a 270 degree angle to the magnetic field.

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Marisa

Physics

24 May, 03:00

Which of the following charged particles will experience no magnetic force while in a magnetic field.

A particle moving at a 90 degree angle to the magnetic field.

A particle moving at a 45 degree angle to the magnetic field.

A particle moving at a 180 degree angle to the magnetic field.

A particle motion at a 270 degree angle to the magnetic field.

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Eliana Jarvis · Answer 1

C. A charged particle only experiences a magnetic force when the cross product of its velocity and the magnetic field is non-zero. This means if the particle is moving parallel or anti-parallel to the field, it experiences zero magnetic force.