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Physics · May / June 2019 · Paper 11 · Question 37

5054Forces on a current-carrying conductor

A beam of electrons travels through a vacuum. The beam passes between the poles of a magnet as shown. What is the direction of the conventional current and what is the direction of the magnetic field?

  1. Aconventional current →, magnetic field ↓
  2. Bconventional current →, magnetic field ↑
  3. Cconventional current ←, magnetic field ↓
  4. Dconventional current ←, magnetic field ↑

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Correct answer: D. conventional current ←, magnetic field ↑

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