Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
A charge moving through a uniform field
B
feels the force
F
= q
v
×
B
, curving it into a circle.
Charge sign
Positive (+q)
Negative (−q)
Time
0.00 s
Field strength B
1.00 T
Speed v
1.00
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Field
B
:
N → S
(horizontal, along +x)
Radius r = mv / |q|B:
1.00
units
Sense of rotation:
clockwise (looking along B, N→S)
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