Charged Particle Between Current-Carrying Wires · CAP 2024 #15

Physics · electromagnetism

Problem

Wires A and B lie in the x−y plane. The wires carry equal currents in the same direction. A charged particle passes precisely between the two wires, heading in the +ẑ direction. What happens to the velocity

\vec{v}

of the particle over time? A. The direction and magnitude change. B. The direction changes but the magnitude remains constant. C. The direction remains constant but the magnitude changes. D. The direction and magnitude both remain constant.

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