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A positively charged particle moving due east enters a region of uniform magnetic field directed vertically upwards. The particle will (a)Continue to move due east (b)Move in a circular orbit with its speed unchanged (c)Move in a circular orbit with its speed increased (d)Gets deflected vertically upwards.



A positively charged particle moving due east enters a region of uniform magnetic field directed vertically upwards. The particle will


      (a)Continue to move due east               


      (b)Move in a circular orbit with its speed unchanged


     (c)Move in a circular orbit with its speed increased


     (d)Gets deflected vertically upwards.


Grade:upto college level

1 Answers

Kevin Nash
askIITians Faculty 332 Points
10 years ago

(b)

In a perpendicular magnetic field, the path of a charged particle is a circle, and the magnetic field does not cause any change in energy.

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