1. A steady current is running from west to east. An electron moving in the same direction as the current north of the wire … a) will experience the magnetic force towards the conducting wire. b) will experience the magnetic force towards the north direction. c) will experience the magnetic force towards

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1. A steady current is running from west to east. An electron moving in the same direction as the current north of the wire …

a) will experience the magnetic force towards the conducting wire.

b) will experience the magnetic force towards the north direction.

c) will experience the magnetic force towards the upward direction.

d) will not experience any magnetic force.

2. A stationary positive point charge is generating an electric field. If a proton is moving in the opposite direction to the electric field, then …

a) its potential difference is increasing in magnitude.

b) the electric force becomes weaker.

c) its electric potential energy is decreasing.

d) the net work done on the particle will be infinite

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