What constraint does the magnetic force place on changing a moving charge's speed?
Answer
It can never do work to change the charge's speed.
Because the magnetic force is always perpendicular to the direction of motion ($\\mathbf{v}$), the resulting force does no work, meaning it can change the direction of the velocity but not its magnitude (speed).
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