Question

When an electric field \[E\] is applied to a conductor, what force direction does an electron of charge \[-e\] experience?

Options

• Perpendicular to the field

• In the direction of the field

• Opposite to the field

• No force

Answer 1

An electron has charge \[-e\], so the force it experiences is opposite to the electric field. This causes its drift motion to be opposite to the field direction.