A charged particle is moving in a magnetic field. What is the direction of the force on the particle due to the magnetic field?
a) in the direction of the magnetic field
b) in the direction opposite to which the particle is moving
c) in the direction that is perpendicular to both the magnetic field and the velocity
d) in the same plane as the magnetic field and the velocity, but not in either of those two directions
e) in the direction of motion
Ans: c) in the direction that is perpendicular to both the magnetic field and the velocity
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