[Physics] How electron get deflected in magnetic field while moving

electromagnetic-induction

I don't understand why electron moves this way… e.g. A light object (crampled paper) going down until gets hit by the wind will go parallel (at least a few seconds) to the wind direction … why not with electron?

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Best Answer

For electrons the magnetic field is not like a "wind". The electron experiences a velocity dependent force, the Lorentz force, which is perpendicular to both the direction of the velocity and to the magnetic field direction. See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_force .

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