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Chapter 19

Motion in electric and magnetic fields

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

In this chapter you will learn how to:

●describe the motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric field

●appreciate the similarity of motion in a uniform electric field with motion in uniform gravitational field

●solve problems on motion in uniform electric fields

●describe the motion of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field

●solve problems on motion of charged particles in uniform magnetic fields

●understand motion of a charged particle in electric and magnetic fields that are perpendicular to each other.

GUIDING questions

What is the path of a charged particle in uniform electric or magnetic fields?