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Why does the beam deflect towards the south when we put magnet in cathode ray experiment?

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Cathode rays are negatively charged particles. When they are placed in a magnetic field, the negatively charged particles are attracted towards the north pole and hence the beam seems like it got deflected towards the north pole.

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