There is a magnetic field in the north-south direction. An electron enters the magnetic field parallel to it. In which direction will it get deflected?

In the north-south direction

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In the east-west direction

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vertically upwards

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It doesn’t experience any deflection

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Solution

The correct option is D It doesn’t experience any deflection
A charged particle moving parallel to magnetic field experiences no deflection as the force experienced by it is zero.

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There is a magnetic field in the north-south direction. An electron enters the magnetic field parallel to it. In which direction will it get deflected?

The correct option is D It doesn’t experience any deflectionA charged particle moving parallel to magnetic field experiences no deflection as the force experienced by it is zero.

The correct option is D It doesn’t experience any deflection
A charged particle moving parallel to magnetic field experiences no deflection as the force experienced by it is zero.