A charged particle carries nonzero electric charge and couples to an electromagnetic field. For a classical point particle, the Lorentz force is in SI, distinguishing electric acceleration from velocity-dependent magnetic deflection.
An electron, a proton and an ion are examples with different masses and charge-to-mass ratios. A magnetic field can bend their tracks in a particle detector, while ionization along the path makes them observable in a cloud chamber or bubble chamber. A neutral particle can still interact electromagnetically through internal structure or moments; zero net charge does not imply total electromagnetic invisibility.
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