Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric current

Electric current — practice question

In the diagram, the shaded region shows a uniform electric field pointing away from the observer (that is, at right angles into the plane of the paper). A horizontal beam of electrons enters the field, moving from left to right. In which direction does this beam get deflected by the field?

  • Aupwards (in the plane of the paper)
  • Bdownwards (in the plane of the paper)
  • Caway from the observer
  • Dtowards the observer

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