If a steady magnetic field exerts a force on a moving charge, that force is directed
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Answer:
C) at right angles to the direction of the motion
Explanation:
The magnetic force exerted on a charged moving particle is given by
where
q is the charge of the particle
v is the velocity of the particle
B is the magnetic field intensity
is the angle between the direction of v and B
Moreover, the direction of the force is perpendicular to both v and B. In particular, the direction can be found by using the right hand rule:
- index finger: direction of the velocity
- middle finger: direction of the magnetic field
- thumb: direction of the force (if the charge is positive, otherwise the direction must be reversed if the charge is negative)
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Answer:
C. At a particular instant
Explanation:
Speed is the defined as the ratio between the distance covered by an object and the time taken:
where d is the distance and t the time.
However, there are two possible measurements of speed:
- Average speed: this is the speed measured over a non-zero time interval (for example: a car moving 100 metres in 5 seconds; its average speed is
- Instantaneous speed: this is the speed of an object measured at a particular instant in time, so for a time interval that tends to zero. So, in the previous example, the average speed is 20 m/s but the instantaneous speed of the car at various instants of time can be different from that value.