Question

Assertion: If an electron and proton enter an electric field with equal energy, then path of electron is more curved than that of proton.
Reason: Electron has a tendency to form curve.

• A. If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
• B. If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion
• C. If Assertion is true but the Reason is false
• D. If both Assertion and Reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

As both the electron and the proton enters the electric field with equal energies, the electron will finally traverse a more curved path than the proton as the electron is lighter than the proton, because of which the acceleration of the electron will be much more than that of the proton.