Motion Of Charges In The Presence Of Electric And Magnetic Fields
Concepts to Remember:
Electric Field:
- Electric field lines represent the direction of the electric field at a point.
- The electric field is a vector quantity that describes the strength and direction of the electric force at a point.
###Magnetic Field:
- Magnetic field lines represent the direction of the magnetic field at a point.
- The magnetic field is a vector quantity that describes the strength and direction of the magnetic force at a point.
###Motion of a Charged Particle in an Electric Field:
- A charged particle moving in an electric field experiences an electric force, which causes it to accelerate.
- The acceleration of a charged particle in an electric field is proportional to the magnitude of the electric field and the charge of the particle.
- The direction of the acceleration is in the direction of the electric field.
###Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field:
- A charged particle moving in a magnetic field experiences a magnetic force, which causes it to deviate from its original path.
- The magnetic force on a charged particle is proportional to the magnitude of the magnetic field, the velocity of the particle, and the charge of the particle.
- The direction of the magnetic force is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field and the velocity of the particle.
###Lorentz Force:
- The Lorentz force is the net force acting on a charged particle moving in an electric field and a magnetic field.
- The Lorentz force is the vector sum of the electric force and the magnetic force.
###Applications:
- Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields is important in many areas of physics, including plasma physics, particle accelerators, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).