Question

What happens to electric charges under the influence of electric vs magnetic fields?

Answer 1

Answer with explanation:

If a electric charge is at rest or moving in an electric field in space it experiences an electric force mathematically given by

`\overrightarrow{F}(x,y,z)=q\cdot \overrightarrow{E}(x,y,z)`

The force on the charge is independent of motion of the charge. Thus the charge is accelerated in an electric field.

As compared to electric field a magnetic field can only exert force on moving charge and not a stationary charge and the force is mathematically given by

`\overrightarrow{F}(x,y,z)=q\overrightarrow{v}(x,y,z)* \overrightarrow{B}(x,y,z)`

where

v is the velocity vector of the charge.