Question

Describe briefly the effect of an electric field, on a beam of electrons. The electron will undergo an acceleration of magnitude eE/m.Type 1 for true and 0 for false

Answer 1

The electron will undergo an acceleration of magnitude eE/m. Since the electron's charge is negative the direction of this acceleration is opposite to the direction of the field. The component of velocity parallel to the field increases in magnitude while the component perpendicular to the field remains constant.