An electron beam projected along the -axis experiences a force due to a magnetic field along the -axis. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
Answer: Along the -axis.
Solution
The magnetic force is for an electron. The force on the beam comes out along , and is along ; working back through the cross product with the electron's negative charge, the field must point along the -axis.
CBSE Class 12 Board · 2005 · Subjective