Explain also. The figure shows the tracks left by an electron and a positron in a bubble chamber placed in auniform magnetic field.Why do the two spirals go in opposite directions?O The particles have charges of opposite signs.The particles have charges of the same sign.The particles are losing energy.The particles are gaining energy.The particles are accelerating.

Electrons and positrons are subatomic particles. They have the same mass and same magnitude of…

The figure shows the tracks left by an electron and a positron in a bubble chamber placed in a uniform magnetic field. Why do the two spirals go in opposite directions? The particles have charges of opposite signs. O The particles have charges of the same sign. The particles are losing energy. O The particles are gaining energy. The particles are accelerating.

The figure shows the tracks left by an electron and a positron in a bubble chamber placed in a uniform magnetic field. Why do the two spirals go in opposite directions? The particles have charges of opposite signs. O The particles have charges of the same sign. The particles are losing energy. O The particles are gaining energy. The particles are accelerating.

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter11: Magnetic Forces And Fields

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