Physics · May / June 2025 · Paper 11 · Question 33

A beam of beta particles travelling vertically downwards enters the magnetic field between two magnetic poles. [diagram of beam of beta particles entering magnetic field between N and S poles] The beta particles experience a force due to the magnetic field. What is the direction of the force on a beta particle as it enters the magnetic field?

1. Atowards the top of the page
2. Btowards the bottom of the page
3. Cinto the page
4. Dout of the page

As printed in the paper