A Negatively Charged Particle Is Moving to the Right, Directly

question 72

Multiple Choice

A negatively charged particle is moving to the right, directly above a wire having a current flowing to the right, as shown in the figure. In which direction is the magnetic force exerted on the particle?

• A) into the page
• B) out of the page
• C) downward
• D) upward
• E) The magnetic force is zero since the velocity is parallel to the current.

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Definitions:

Output Unlatch

A control command or instruction that turns off or disables a previously engaged (latched) output in a PLC program or control system.

OTL

An "Output Latch" instruction in programming that sets an output to a high state until explicitly reset.

Output Empty

Indicates that a system or module has no current output signals or data to send, possibly standing by for new instructions or input.