NEET Physics Question - Magnetic Effects of Current

Assertion (A): A magnetic field can accelerate a charge particle.

Reason (R): A steady current carrying wire does not generate an electric field outside it.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

A magnetic field exerts a force perpendicular to velocity, changing its direction, hence accelerating the particle. Outside a steady current-carrying wire, there is no net charge, so the electric field is zero. Both statements are true, but they are unrelated.

Rankers Physics

Acceleration by Magnetic Field and Electric Field of Current Carrying Wire

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