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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

A beam of electrons move horizontally from South to North in the region of the magnetic field acting vertically downward. The force acting on the electron due to the magnetic field is :

  1. A vertically downward
  2. B vertically upward
  3. C towards the east
  4. D towards the west
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(D) towards the west

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Using Fleming's Left-Hand Rule, the conventional current flows North to South (opposite to the electron beam) and the magnetic field points downward. This orientation results in a magnetic force acting towards the West. D) towards the west.