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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In the Northern Hemisphere, the direction of Earths magnetic eld becomes more and more nearly vertical the farther north one goes. To nd the variation from the horizontal of the magnetic eld in your locale, try the following: press an unmagnetized needle through a PingPong ball, and balance the structure between two drinking glasses that are lined up along an eastwest line. Next, press a magnetized needle through the ball at right angles to the unmagnetized needle so that the needle points north. The magnetized needle can now rotate in the vertical direction and will point in the direction of Earths magnetic eld, which is at some angle below the horizontal. Take several measurements of this dip angle and obtain an average value.
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The first step in solving 19 problem number 72 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: In the Northern Hemisphere, the direction of Earths magnetic eld becomes more and more nearly vertical the farther north one goes. To nd the variation from the horizontal of the magnetic eld in your locale, try the following: press an unmagnetized needle through a PingPong ball, and balance the structure between two drinking glasses that are lined up along an eastwest line. Next, press a magnetized needle through the ball at right angles to the unmagnetized needle so that the needle points north. The magnetized needle can now rotate in the vertical direction and will point in the direction of Earths magnetic eld, which is at some angle below the horizontal. Take several measurements of this dip angle and obtain an average value.
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