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Grade 12General Physics

explain Neutrons can’t be deflected by a magnetic field ?

Profile image of sudhanshu
12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Dear student

It will only be deflected if it is attached to a charged particle such as a proton. For example, a deuterium ion consisting of a proton and a neutron bound together will be deflected when passing through a magnetic field, because the proton is deflected and drags the neutron along with it. A neutron by itself will not be deflected as it has no net charge.

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