Question

Assertion (A): A magnetic field exerts a force on a moving charge in the same direction as the direction of the field itself.
Reason (R): The direction of force is given by Fleming’s left-hand rule.

Options

• Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation.

• Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• The assertion is true but the reason is false.

• The assertion is false but the reason is true.

Answer 1

The assertion is false but the reason is true.

Reason: According to Fleming’s left-Hand Rule, the direction of the magnetic force on a moving charge is always perpendicular to the magnetic field.