An electron moving in the positive y direction, at right angles to a magnetic field, experiences a magnetic force in the negative x direction. What is the direction of the magnetic field?

A) It is in the negative x direction.
B) It is in the positive x direction.
C) It is in the positive y direction.
D) It is in the negative z direction.
E) It is in the positive z direction.


E

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