An electron gun res electrons into a magnetic eld directed straight downward. Find the direction of the force exerted by the eld on an electron for each of the following directions of the electrons velocity: (a) horizontal and due north; (b) horizontal and 30west of north; (c)due north, but at 30 below the horizontal; (d) straight upward. (Remember that an electron has a negative charge.)
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a) Find the direction of the force on a proton (a positively charged particle) moving through the magnetic elds in Figure P19.2 (page 652), as shown. (b) Repeat part (a), assuming the moving particle is an electron.
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The first step in solving 19 problem number 2 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: a) Find the direction of the force on a proton (a positively charged particle) moving through the magnetic elds in Figure P19.2 (page 652), as shown. (b) Repeat part (a), assuming the moving particle is an electron.
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