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Cathode rays and canal rays produced in a certain discharge tube are deflected in the same direction if
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Options:
  • A A magnetic field is applied normally
  • B A magnetic field is applied tangentially
  • C An electric field is applied normally
  • D An electric field is applied tangentially
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The correct answer is: A magnetic field is applied normally
Correct option is (1). A magnetic field is applied normally
In discharge tube cathode rays (a beam of negative particles) and canal rays (positive rays) moves opposite to each other. They will experience a magnetic force in the same direction, if a normal magnetic field is switched on

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