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An infinitely long straight conductor carries a current of 5A as shown. An electron is moving with a speed of 10^5ms^-1 parallel to the conductor.…

NEET UG 2021 — Physics Electromagnetism

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An infinitely long straight conductor carries a current of 5A5A5A as shown. An electron is moving with a speed of 105ms−1{10}^{5}m{s}^{-1}105ms−1 parallel to the conductor. The perpendicular distance between the electron and the conductor is 20cm20\mathrm{cm}20cm at an instant. Calculate the magnitude of the force experienced by the electron at that instant.

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Held on 30 Apr 2021 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    4×10−20N4\times {10}^{-20}N4×10−20N

  2. B

    8π×10−20N8\pi \times {10}^{-20}N8π×10−20N

  3. C

    4π×10−20N4\pi \times {10}^{-20}N4π×10−20N

  4. D

    8×10−20N8\times {10}^{-20}N8×10−20N

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