JEE Advance - Physics (2017 - Paper 1 Offline - No. 13)
In which case will the particle describe a helical path with axis along the positive $$z$$ direction?
$$\left( {{\rm I}V} \right)\left( i \right)\left( S \right)$$
$$\left( {{\rm I}{\rm I}} \right)\left( {ii} \right)\left( R \right)$$
$$\left( {{\rm I}{\rm I}{\rm I}} \right)\left( {iii} \right)\left( P \right)$$
$$\left( {{\rm I}V} \right)\left( {ii} \right)\left( R \right)$$
Explanation
The particle will describe a helical path with axis along +z direction if (i) component of net force in x-y plane provides the centripetal acceleration and (ii) the particle has a non-zero velocity and/or non-zero force along +z direction. A proton with initial velocity $$\overrightarrow v = 2{{{E_0}} \over {{B_0}}}\widehat x$$ will move in a helical path with axis along +z direction when placed in an electric field $$\overrightarrow E = {E_0}\widehat z$$ and magnetic field $$\overrightarrow B = {B_0}\widehat z$$.
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