Assertion :There is no change in the energy of a charged particle moving in a magnetic field although a magnetic force is acting on it. Reason: Work done by centripetal force is always zero.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. Magnetic force is always perpendicular to the direction of motion of charged particle, i.e., work done on the charge particle moving on a circular path in magnetic field is zero.