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: 63

Answer

Out of the page

Work Step by Step

We know that according to the right hand rule, the magnetic field should be such that the thumb will point upwards and this is only possible if the magnetic field is pointing to the left of the beam. Thus, the beam is going from the east to the west and the direction of the magnetic field is towards the south -- that is, out of the page.
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