A Charged Particle Is Placed at Rest in the Middle

question 13

Multiple Choice

A charged particle is placed at rest in the middle of a vacuum chamber, an enclosure that has been emptied of all matter. Consider some point X near a particular corner of the chamber. Neglecting all influences other than the charged particle, what can be said regarding electric fields and magnetic fields at point X?

• A) There is both an electric field and a magnetic field at X.
• B) There is no electric field at X but there is a magnetic field at X.
• C) There is an electric field at X, but no magnetic field.
• D) There is neither an electric field nor a magnetic field at X.
• E) It is impossible to answer this question without knowing what kind of charge the particle has.

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