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Question
If a charged particle projected in a gravity-free room deflects,
(a) there must be an electric field
(b) there must be a magnetic field
(c) both fields cannot be zero
(d) both fields can be non-zero
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Solution
(c) both fields cannot be zero
(d) both fields can be nonzero
As the particle gets deflected, a force acts on the particle. So, either it has got deflected due to the magnetic force or electric force; so, both the fields cannot be zero. Also, the particle can be deflected under the combined effect of magnetic and electric forces; so, both fields can be non-zero.
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