Homework Help: Phys-Help!

Posted by Jarod on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 4:21pm.

Help please:

You are looking north into a N/S coil that you observe to be carrying a clockwise current. A nuclear decay particle emitted due East within the coil (at the center) is instantaneously deflected verically upward. The decay particle is an:

alpha
beta
gamma
neutron
proton
Cl-
more info needed

My guess is a gamma, but idk...

Phys-Help! - bobpursley, Monday, April 25, 2011 at 4:34pm
Check you hand rules in your text. I can't decipher the figure.
Phys-Help! - unknow, Monday, April 25, 2011 at 10:11pm
Mr. Klinck class ehh were both in a dilemma here LOL

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