Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 22 - Magnetism - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 795: 62

Answer

Westward.

Work Step by Step

According to right hand rule, a positive charge moving eastward in a horizontal magnetic field pointing north would experience a magnetic force in the upward direction. As there is a centripetal force, the magnetic force will point downward and thus the proton moves westward.
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