Electrostatics Question 422
Question: An electron is moving towards x-axis. An electric field is along y-direction then path of electron is [RPET 2000]
Options:
A) Circular
B) Elliptical orbit
C) Parabola is a U-shaped curve where any point is at an equal distance from a fixed point called the focus and a fixed straight line called the directrix. It is the graph of a quadratic function and is symmetric about its axis of symmetry.
D) None of these
Show Answer
Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
When charge enters perpendicularly in electric field, it describes parabolic path.
BETA
