When a charged particle moves at right angle to a magnetic field. Which of the following quantities change?
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The Lorentz force acts on a charged particle and as force is the time derivative of the momentum, it changes. d t d W k i n = m / 2 d t d v 2 = v d t d p = v F L = 0 The last step uses that the force is perpendicular to the particles velocity. This shows that the (kinetic) energy doesn't change.