Explain what happens to a electron and proton in magnetic field?? plzzz
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Magnetic forces can cause charged particles to move in circular or spiral paths. Particle accelerators keep protons following circular paths with magnetic force. Cosmic rays will follow spiral paths when encountering the magnetic field of astrophysical objects or planets (one example being Earth's magnetic field).In a magnetic field the force is always at right angles to the motion of the electron (Fleming's left hand rule) and so the resulting path of the electron is circular (Figure 1). ... Charged particles move in straight lines at a constant speed if projected into a magnetic field along the direction of the field.
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In a magnetic field, magnetic forces cause charged particles to move in circular paths. The deflection of a charged particle by a magnetic field is proportional to its electric charge and to its velocity. The deflection is also inversely proportional to its mass. Given a proton and an electron going at the same velocity in a magnetic field, and having equal but opposite electric charges, the electron will deflect much more since the ratio of the masses is 1836.