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Question
An X-ray beam can be deflected
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by an electric field
by a magnetic field
by an electric field as well as a magnetic field
neither by an electric field nor a magnetic field
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Solution
neither by an electric field nor a magnetic field
Since X-rays do not have any charged particles, they are not deflected by an electric field or a magnetic field.
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