IB skill practice

Analyse magnetic forces on charges and currents

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Force on moving charge

A charge of \(0.003\,\text{C}\) moves at \(70\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) perpendicular to a \(0.4\,\text{T}\) magnetic field in a charged-particle beam tube. Calculate the magnetic force. Use the diagram labels before calculating the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the field physics.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.