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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The magnetic eld of the Earth at a certain location is directed vertically downward and has a magnitude of 50.0 T. A proton is moving horizontally toward the westin this eld with a speed of 6.20 106 m/s. What are the direction and magnitude of the magnetic force the eld exerts on the proton?
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