4.Moving Charges and Magnetism
easy

An electron is travelling along the $x$-direction. It encounters a magnetic field in the $y$-direction. Its subsequent motion will be

A

Straight line along the $x$-direction

B

A circle in the $xz$-plane

C

A circle in the $yz$-plane

D

A circle in the $xy$-plane

(AIIMS-2003)

Solution

(b) $\overrightarrow F = – e(\overrightarrow v \times \overrightarrow B )$ $==>$ $\overrightarrow F = – e[v\hat i \times B\hat j] = evB[ – \hat k]$
i.e. Force on electron is acting towards negative $z$-axis. Hence particle will move on a circle in $xz$-plane.

Standard 12
Physics

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