Lorentz Force Law The Lorentz force law describes the force experienced by a charged particle moving through a magnetic field. This force is responsible...
The Lorentz force law describes the force experienced by a charged particle moving through a magnetic field. This force is responsible for the observed Lorentz effect, which is the apparent change in the trajectory of a charged particle moving through a magnetic field.
The Lorentz force law is given by:
F = qvB
where:
F is the force experienced by the particle in newton-meters (N)
q is the charge of the particle in coulombs (C)
v is the velocity of the particle in meters per second (m/s)
B is the magnetic field strength in tesla (T)
The Lorentz force law tells us that the force experienced by a charged particle moving through a magnetic field is directly proportional to the charge of the particle, the velocity of the particle, and the strength of the magnetic field.
Examples:
A positively charged particle moving through a magnetic field will experience a force upwards.
A negatively charged particle moving through a magnetic field will experience a force downwards.
A neutral particle moving through a magnetic field will experience no force