What can be the cause of helical motion of a charged particle?
Answer: A velocity that is inclined to the magnetic field at an angle other than , or .
Solution
Resolve into (parallel to ) and (perpendicular). The perpendicular component makes the particle circle, while the unchanged parallel component carries it steadily along ; the two together trace a helix.
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