I expect it wouldn't. But let's make it more interesting, and use a length of resistance wire so there is significant potential across the wire. (Make it of carbon and delicately suspend it with elastic quartz fibres to avoid arguments.) Would it experience deflecting forces now with a few hundred volts P.D.?cragar said:If I had a current carrying wire in an E field. Would it deflect?
I can't comment.But If I was moving with respect to the wire I would see length contraction and a net E field. So in my frame the wire would deflect. Or is something wrong with my reasoning?
I think the more positive end of the wire will be pushed by the E field (i.e., attracted towards the negative plate) and the negative end of the wire will be attracted by the E field (i.e., attracted towards the positive plate), so the wire will tend to rotate about an axis through its centre.cragar said:so if we have a suspended wire with a voltage across it, so There is an E field down the wire, so it is basically like a plate capacitor. So if we have a charge separation in the wire
the +q and -q charged will experience forces in the opposite directions and should cancel.
Yes, a wire in an electric field can be deflected. When an electric field is applied to a wire, it exerts a force on the electrons in the wire, causing them to move and the wire to deflect.
The direction of the electric field determines the direction of the force exerted on the electrons in the wire. If the electric field is parallel to the wire, there will be no deflection. If the electric field is perpendicular to the wire, there will be maximum deflection.
The amount of deflection in a wire in an electric field is affected by the strength of the electric field, the length and mass of the wire, and the charge of the particles in the wire. Additionally, the material and thickness of the wire can also influence the amount of deflection.
Yes, a wire can be deflected in a uniform electric field. The deflection will be the same at all points along the wire, as long as the strength of the electric field is constant.
Yes, a wire can be deflected in a non-uniform electric field. However, the amount of deflection will vary at different points along the wire due to the varying strength of the electric field.