A vertical wire carries current in the upward direction. An electron is traveling parallel to the wire. What is the angle ααalpha between the velocity of the electron and the magnetic field of the wire? Express your answer in degrees. View Available Hint (s) ααalpha = nothing degreesdegrees

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Maritza Mahoney

5 June, 04:59

A vertical wire carries current in the upward direction. An electron is traveling parallel to the wire. What is the angle ααalpha between the velocity of the electron and the magnetic field of the wire? Express your answer in degrees. View Available Hint (s) ααalpha = nothing degreesdegrees

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Jayda Vega · Answer 1

First of all note that The magnetic field produced by the vertical wire will be into on the right hand side and it will be out of the page on the left hand side

Assuming that the electron beam is coming from the right hand side of the page parallel to the wire, The direction of the velocity vector (V) is left and the direction of magnetic field due the wire (B) is into the page. If u use right hand rule, you will get the direction downwards but as the formula also depends on q, the charge on electron is negative. Therefore the direction will be inverted i. e Upwards.

If you assume the electron beam coming from left hand side. Then also u will get the same answer.

So, the angle α between the velocity of the electron and the magnetic field of the wire is 90°.