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Question: Two charged particles are projected into a magnetic field that is perpendicular to their initial velocities. If the charges are deflected in opposite directions, what does this tell you about them? (Ignore the interaction between these two particles.)
The opposite deflection of the two charged particles indicates that they have opposite charges. According to the right-hand rule, positive and negative charged particles will move in opposite directions when they enter a magnetic field. Therefore, if the charges are deflected in opposite directions, one of them is positively charged, while the other is negatively charged.
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