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Standard XII

Physics

Drift Velocity

An electron t...

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An electron traveling north enters a region where the electric field is uniform and points North.

The electron:

Speeds up

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Slows down

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Move towards East

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Continues with the same speed in the same direction

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Solution

The correct option is B
Slows down

We know that an electron is negatively charged and force is always opposite to the direction of electric field. So the when the force acts along South and opposite to the velocity which means the electron slows down.

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An electron traveling north enters a region where the electric field is uniform and points North. The electron:

The correct option is B Slows down We know that an electron is negatively charged and force is always opposite to the direction of electric field. So the when the force acts along South and opposite to the velocity which means the electron slows down.

An electron traveling north enters a region where the electric field is uniform and points North.

The electron:

The correct option is B
Slows down

We know that an electron is negatively charged and force is always opposite to the direction of electric field. So the when the force acts along South and opposite to the velocity which means the electron slows down.