What is the effect of a magnetic field on a charged particle moving perpendicula

What is the effect of a magnetic field on a charged particle moving perpendicular to the field?

What is the effect of a magnetic field on a charged particle moving perpendicular to the field?

Step 1: Understand that a charged particle is an object with an electric charge, like an electron or a proton.
Step 2: Recognize that a magnetic field is an invisible area around a magnet where magnetic forces can be felt.
Step 3: Know that when a charged particle moves, it has a velocity, which is the speed and direction of its movement.
Step 4: Identify that 'perpendicular' means at a right angle (90 degrees) to something else.
Step 5: When the charged particle moves perpendicular to the magnetic field, it interacts with the field.
Step 6: This interaction creates a magnetic force on the charged particle.
Step 7: The magnetic force acts at a right angle to both the direction of the particle's velocity and the direction of the magnetic field.
Step 8: Because of this force, the charged particle does not move in a straight line; instead, it starts to curve.
Step 9: The result is that the charged particle moves in a circular path.

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