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Question: When subjected to a transverse electric field, cathode rays move....

When subjected to a transverse electric field, cathode rays move.

A

Down the potential gradient

B

Up the potential gradient

C

Along a hyperbolic path

D

Along a circular path

Answer

Up the potential gradient

Explanation

Solution

In an electric field, a force opposite to the direction of electric field acts on negatively charged particles (i.e. from lower potential to higher potential).