Solution
Related Formula
F = q( v × B)Core Logic
For a particle to move with a constant velocity in a straight line inside a magnetic field alone, the net magnetic force must be zero:
F = 0 v ∥ BThis means the angle θ between the velocity vector and the magnetic field vector is either 0° or 180°. Thus, if the magnetic field is along the direction of velocity, the force is zero, allowing unaccelerated straight-line motion. Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
Pattern Recognition
Magnetic field cannot change the speed of a charged particle, but it changes direction unless v is parallel or anti-parallel to B, in which case the magnetic force vanishes entirely.
Chapter Mix
Class 12 Physics: Moving Charges and Magnetism