Due to magnetic field of earth, charged particles coming from outer space

required greater kinetic energy to reach the equator than the poles

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required lesser kinetic energy to reach the equator than the pole

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can never reach the equator

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can never reach the poles

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Solution

The correct option is C can never reach the equator
Due to magnetic force the charged particles get deviated and since they are deviated, hardly any charged particle will reach equator.

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