MCQ
The path of an electron in a uniform magnetic field may be:
- ACircular but not helical
- BHelical but not circular
- CNeither helical nor circular
- ✓Either helical or circular
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Either helical or circular
The path an electron in a uniform magnetic field my be either helical or circular.
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