Question

a positively charged ion, due to a cosmic ray, is headed through earth's atmosphere toward the center of Earth. Due to Earth's magnetic field, the ion will be delfected:

Answer 1

East direction

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

Charge on the particle is positive.

Moving towards the center of earth .

We know that N(north ) pole in magnetic fields work as source of magnetic lines and S(South ) pole works and sink for magnetic lines.

Therefore due to the earth magnetic fields , the positive ions will deflect towards East direction.

Thus the answer will be East direction.