D3. Motion in electromagnetic fields
Guiding questions:
How do charged particles move in magnetic fields?
What can be deduced about the nature of a charged particle from observations of it moving in electric and magnetic fields?
How do charged particles move in magnetic fields?
What can be deduced about the nature of a charged particle from observations of it moving in electric and magnetic fields?
What causes circular motion of charged particles in a field?
How can the orbital radius of a charged particle moving in a field be used to determine the nature of the particle?
How can conservation of energy be applied to motion in electromagnetic fields?
How are the concepts of energy, forces and fields used to determine the size of an atom?
How are the properties of electric and magnetic fields represented? (NOS)
the motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric field
the motion of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field
the motion of a charged particle in perpendicularly orientated uniform electric and magnetic fields
the magnitude and direction of the force on a charge moving in a magnetic field as given by F = qvB sin θ
the magnitude and direction of the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field as given by F = BΙL sin θ
the force per unit length between parallel wires.