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oh.rry21
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so i know this is a classical experiment but I am having trouble understanding this idea.
basically the experiment shoots an electron at a current charged wire (current coming "out of the page"). Does increasing/decreasing the current change the trajectory of the electron. and if so/if not, why?
im guessing that changing current will change the trajectory of the electron because of the fact that a changing current induces a magnetic field that exerts a force on the moving electron? but at the same time i read somewhere that it never does "work" on the electron. any ideas? :(
basically the experiment shoots an electron at a current charged wire (current coming "out of the page"). Does increasing/decreasing the current change the trajectory of the electron. and if so/if not, why?
im guessing that changing current will change the trajectory of the electron because of the fact that a changing current induces a magnetic field that exerts a force on the moving electron? but at the same time i read somewhere that it never does "work" on the electron. any ideas? :(