Question

An electron moving in the direction of the x-axis enters a magnetic field. If the electron experiences a magnetic deflection in the -y direction, the direction of the magnetic field in this region points in the direction of the

Answer 1

-z

Step-by-step explanation:

The force on a moving charge due to a magnetic field follows the right hand rule, so a positive charge, experiencing a magnetic deflection in the -y direction, while it moves in the direction of the x-axis, will do it due to a magnetic field pointing in the +z direction.

As the electron has a negative charge, the magnetic field will point in the opposite direction, i.e., in the -z direction.