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4.Moving Charges and Magnetism
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A negative test charge is moving near a long straight wire carrying a current. The force acting on the test charge is parallel to the direction of the current. The motion of the charge is
A
away from the wire
B
towards the wire
C
parallel to the wire along the current
D
parallel to the wire opposite to the current
(JEE MAIN-2017)
Solution

The force is parallel to the direction of current in magnetic field,
hence $\mathrm{F}=\mathrm{q}(\mathrm{v} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}})$
According to Fleming's left hand rule,
we have, the direction of motion of charge is towards the wire.
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