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DiamondGeezer
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An electron enters a cloud chamber which has a magnetic field B but the path of the electron is not perpendicular to the magnetic field. I understand that the electron path will describe a spiral.
Does the v in the equation F = q(v x B) refer to the component of the electron's velocity which is perpendicular to the B field? Can I assume that an electron's velocity parallel to the B field remains constant and is unaffected by the B field?
Does the v in the equation F = q(v x B) refer to the component of the electron's velocity which is perpendicular to the B field? Can I assume that an electron's velocity parallel to the B field remains constant and is unaffected by the B field?
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