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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An electron is accelerated through 2 400 V from rest and then enters a region where there is a uniform 1.70-T magnetic eld. What are (a) the maximum and (b) the minimum magnitudes of the magnetic force acting on this electron?
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