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Analysis of Force Equation

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When a charged particle moves in a uniform magnetic field

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it gains energy from the field

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it loses energy to the field

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it neither gains nor changes energy and momentum

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momentum changes but not energy

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Solution

The correct option is D momentum changes but not energy
Charged particle moving in a magnetic field conserve it's energy but due to the change in the direction of the particle, it's momentum changes.

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