Question

The specific charge of electrons is less than the specific charge of protons.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

The specific charge of a particle is the charge that it carries per unit mass,i.e,

$q_m=\frac{q}{m}$

A proton and an electron carries the same magnitude of charge($q$) their specific charge is inversely proportional to their mass,i.e,

$q_m\propto \frac{1}{m}$

The mass of a proton is greater than that of an electron and hence

$q_{m_p}<q_{m_e}$

Hence, the above statement is incorrect