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When a charged particle is moving through a space with present electric and magnetic forces, if the forces are not balanced, the particles trajectory will change. It is important to remember that though the forces, observably, interact with a particle in different patterns, their effects can be quantitatively be compared. | |||
We will first go over the qualitative differences of the two forces: | |||
Electric Forces: | |||
• A particle being acted upon by an electric force will move in a straight line, in the path, or negative path depending on charge, of the the electric field line. | |||
• Electric fields point in a direction radially outward/ inward of a charged particle. There are four possible scenarios for the interaction of 2 charged particles: | |||
:o A (-) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (-) charged particle(2) | |||
::• Particle(2) feels force pointing radially outward from Particle(1) | |||
:o A (+) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (-) charged particle(2) | |||
::• Particle(2) feels force pointing radially inward toward Particle(1) | |||
:o A (-) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (+) charged particle(2) | |||
::• Particle(2) feels force pointing radially inward twoard Particle(1) | |||
:o A (+) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (+) charged particle(2) | |||
::• Particle(2) feels force pointing radially outward from Particle(1) |
Revision as of 21:16, 4 December 2015
Claimed by Alana Kaplan
When a charged particle is moving through a space with present electric and magnetic forces, if the forces are not balanced, the particles trajectory will change. It is important to remember that though the forces, observably, interact with a particle in different patterns, their effects can be quantitatively be compared.
We will first go over the qualitative differences of the two forces:
Electric Forces:
• A particle being acted upon by an electric force will move in a straight line, in the path, or negative path depending on charge, of the the electric field line.
• Electric fields point in a direction radially outward/ inward of a charged particle. There are four possible scenarios for the interaction of 2 charged particles:
- o A (-) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (-) charged particle(2)
- • Particle(2) feels force pointing radially outward from Particle(1)
- o A (+) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (-) charged particle(2)
- • Particle(2) feels force pointing radially inward toward Particle(1)
- o A (-) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (+) charged particle(2)
- • Particle(2) feels force pointing radially inward twoard Particle(1)
- o A (+) charged Particle(1) is acting on a (+) charged particle(2)
- • Particle(2) feels force pointing radially outward from Particle(1)