Practice with the right-hand rule
In what direction is the force on a positive charge with a velocity to the left in a uniform magnetic field directed down and to the left?
- up
- down
- left
- right
- into the screen
- out of the screen
- a combination of two of the above
- the force is zero
- this case is ambiguous - we can't say for certain
In what direction is the force on a negative charge with a velocity down in a uniform magnetic field directed out of the screen?
- up
- down
- left
- right
- into the screen
- out of the screen
- a combination of two of the above
- the force is zero
- this case is ambiguous - we can't say for certain
In what direction is the force on a positive charge that is initially stationary in a uniform magnetic field directed into the screen?
- up
- down
- left
- right
- into the screen
- out of the screen
- a combination of two of the above
- the force is zero
- this case is ambiguous - we can't say for certain
In what direction is the force on a negative charge with a velocity to the left in a uniform electric field directed out of the screen?
- up
- down
- left
- right
- into the screen
- out of the screen
- a combination of two of the above
- the force is zero
- this case is ambiguous - we can't say for certain
In what direction is the velocity of a positive charge if it feels a force directed into the screen in a magnetic field directed right?
- up
- down
- left
- right
- into the screen
- out of the screen
- a combination of two of the above
- the velocity is zero
- this case is ambiguous - we can't say for certain