Question

An electric field’s direction points from the bottom of the screen (or paper) to the top of the screen. If you place an electron in the middle of the screen, in which direction will it move?
a. It will move to the top of the screen

b. It will not move

c. It will move to the bottom of the screen

d. It cannot be determined where it will move.

Answer 1

Answer:

c

Explanation:

Solution) It is option (c)

It will move to bottom of the screen

We know that the direction of electric field is the direction of in which test positive charged is moved. Therefore, electron having negative charged is moved in the direction opposite to electric field.  

Hence, it will move to the bottom of the screen