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.

Standard 12
Physics

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