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An electron (mass and charge ) moving with speed ( = speed of light) is injected into a magnetic field of magnitude perpendicular to its direction of motion. We wish to apply a uniform electric field together with the magnetic field so that the electron does not deflect from its path. Then (speed of light ):

  1. A
    is perpendicular to and its magnitude is
  2. B
    is perpendicular to and its magnitude is
  3. C
    is parallel to and its magnitude is
  4. D
    is parallel to and its magnitude is

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For the electron to move undeflected, the net Lorentz force must be zero:

This implies must be perpendicular to both and .The magnitude is .Given ..

is perpendicular to .

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An electron (mass and charge ) moving with speed ( = speed of light) is injected into a magnetic field of magnitude perpendicular to its direction of motion. We wish to apply a uniform electric field together with the magnetic field so that the electron does not deflect from its path. Then (speed of light ):
A
is perpendicular to and its magnitude is
B
is perpendicular to and its magnitude is
C
is parallel to and its magnitude is
D
is parallel to and its magnitude is

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