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What is the branch of physics that deals with the study of static electric charge and the effects produced by electric charge?
What is the branch of physics that deals with the study of static electric charge and the effects produced by electric charge?
Electrostatics
According to Coulomb's law, what is the relationship between the force experienced by two point charges and the product of the charges?
According to Coulomb's law, what is the relationship between the force experienced by two point charges and the product of the charges?
The force is directly proportional to the product of the charges
In the context of the Lorentz force equation, what is the direction of the magnetic force when the velocity vector is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field?
In the context of the Lorentz force equation, what is the direction of the magnetic force when the velocity vector is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field?
The magnetic force is maximum and perpendicular to the magnetic field
What is the maximum value of the Lorentz force acting on a charge when the velocity vector and the magnetic field are perpendicular to each other?
What is the maximum value of the Lorentz force acting on a charge when the velocity vector and the magnetic field are perpendicular to each other?
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What is the expression for the Lorentz force acting on a charge when the velocity vector has a component parallel to the direction of the magnetic field?
What is the expression for the Lorentz force acting on a charge when the velocity vector has a component parallel to the direction of the magnetic field?
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