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A particle having a mass of 10^-2 ~kg carries a charge of 5 × 10^-8 C. The particle is given an initial horizontal velocity of 10^5 ~ms^-1 in the…

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A particle having a mass of 10−2 kg10^{-2} \mathrm{~kg}10−2 kg carries a charge of 5×10−8C5 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{C}5×10−8C. The particle is given an initial horizontal velocity of 105 ms−110^5 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}105 ms−1 in the presence of electric field E⃗\vec{E}E and magnetic field B⃗\vec{B}B. To keep the particle moving in a horizontal direction, it is necessary that (1) B⃗\vec{B}B should be perpendicular to the direction of velocity and E⃗\vec{E}E should be along the direction of velocity. (2) Both B⃗\vec{B}B and E⃗\vec{E}E should be along the direction of velocity. (3) Both B⃗\vec{B}B and E⃗\vec{E}E are mutually perpendicular and perpendicular to the direction of velocity. (4) B⃗\vec{B}B should be along the direction of velocity and E⃗\vec{E}E should be perpendicular to the direction of velocity. Which one of the following pairs of statements is possible?

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  1. A

    (1) and (3)

  2. B

    (3) and (4)

  3. C

    (2) and (3)

  4. D

    (2) and (4)

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