Question:

Two parallel beams of positrons moving in the same direction will

Updated On: Nov 21, 2023
  • repel each other
  • will not interact with each other
  • attract each other
  • be deflected normal to the plane containing the two beams
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Direction of current is opposite the direction of motion of electrons. Positron is the antiparticle or the antimatter counterpart of the electron. The positron has an electron charge $+e$. Since direction of current is in the direction of positron, it is experimentally observed that two current carrying conductors attract each other.
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According to Ampere’s law, magnetic fields are related to the electric current that is produced in them. This law specifies that the magnetic field is associated with a given current or vice-versa, provided that the electric field doesn’t change with time.

Ampere’s circuital law can be written as the line integral of the magnetic field surrounding the closed loop which is equal to the number of times the algebraic sum of currents passing through the loop.

According to the second equation, if the magnetic field is integrated along the blue path, then it is equal to the current enclosed, I.

The magnetic field doesn’t vary at a distance r because of symmetry. The path length (in blue) in figure 1 has to be equal to the circumference of a circle,2πr.