When a theory is disproved by further evidence, which of the following occurs?
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Answer:
The statement "if the magnetic force is always perpendicular to the velocity, the path of the particle is a straight line" is false.
Explanation:
The equation for the magnetic force on a charge q moving at velocity v on a magnetic field B is given by the (vectorial) Lorentz Force Law
From it we can clearly see that the <em>magnitude of the magnetic force </em>exerted on the particle is <em>proportional to the magnitude of the charge q and to the speed v of the particle</em>, and that it is also <em>perpendicular to the particle's velocity</em>. This means that at each instant it moves perpendicularly to the force, so <em>the work done by the magnetic force on the particle is zero</em>.
The statement "if the magnetic force is always perpendicular to the velocity, the path of the particle is a straight line" is false not only for this but for any force, a force always perpendicular to a velocity will curve the trajectory.