Question

A proton traveling to the right enters a region of uniform magnetic field that points into the screen. When the proton enters this region, it will be..??deflected toward bottom of the screendeflected out of the plane of screendeflected toward top of the screendeflected into plane of screenunaffected in its direction of motion

Answer 1

deflected toward bottom of the screen

Step-by-step explanation:

When entering the region with magnetic field, a magnetic force is exerted on the proton. This force is perpendicular to both the direction of the magnetic field and the direction of the velocity of the proton.

The direction of the force can be determined by using the right-hand rule. We have:

- Index finger: direction of the velocity of the proton --> to the right

- Middle finger: direction of the magnetic field --> into the screen

- Thumb: direction of the magnetic force --> toward bottom of the screen

So, the correct answer is

deflected toward bottom of the screen