Magnetic Effect of Current
Magnetic field in the Solenoid,
The Lorentz force equation is given as:
The electron is moving along the positive x-axis, so its velocity vector is
. The magnetic field is applied parallel to the negative z-axis, so its magnetic field vector is
. Now, we can calculate the cross product of the velocity and magnetic field vectors:
Using the cross product properties, we get:
The cross product of
and
is
, so:
Since the electron has a negative charge, the magnetic force will be in the opposite direction:
As a result, the electron will experience a magnetic force along the negative y-axis.
Additionally, as mentioned earlier, when a charged particle moves through a magnetic field perpendicular to its velocity, it follows a circular path.
In this case, the velocity of the electron is along the positive x-axis, and the magnetic field is along the negative z-axis, which are indeed perpendicular to each other.
As a result, the electron will move along a circular path in the magnetic field.
Hence, the correct answer is: (C) B and E only
Source of time varying magnetic field may be accelerated or retarded charge which produces varying electric and magnetic fields.
An electric field varying linearly with time will not produce variable magnetic field as current will be constant
The magnetic field inside a solenoid is uniform and parallel to the axis of the solenoid.
When an electron moves with constant velocity along the axis of the solenoid, the angle between its velocity vector and the magnetic field is 0°.
The magnetic force experienced by a moving charge is given by the Lorentz force formula:
Since the angle between the velocity vector and the magnetic field is 0°, the cross product term becomes zero:
Therefore, the magnetic force experienced by the electron is also zero:
As a result, the electron will not experience any magnetic force (Option B) and will continue to move along the axis of the solenoid with constant velocity (Option C).
Thus, the correct answer is: B and C only
When a charged particle moves in a magnetic field, its motion is affected by the components of its velocity that are parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field.
The component of velocity that is parallel to the magnetic field doesn't get affected by the magnetic field.
It causes the particle to move along the magnetic field lines in a straight line.
The component of velocity that is perpendicular to the magnetic field causes the charged particle to move in a circular path around the magnetic field lines due to the magnetic Lorentz force.
Combining these two effects, the charged particle follows a helical path, where the axis of the helix is aligned with the magnetic field.