Question

If a charged particle at rest experience no electromagnetic force

Options

• Magnetic field may or may not be zero

• The electric field may or may hot be zero

• The electric field must be zero

• The magnetic field must be zero

Answer 1

Magnetic field may or may not be zero

Explanation:

A charged particle experiences no force when moving parallel to the direction of the magnetic field. In an electric field, a charge particle always experiences a force in the direction it is moving.