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It is established that an electric current through a metallic conductor produces a magnetic field around it. Is there is similar magnetic field produced around a thin beam of moving (i) alpha particles, (ii) neutrons? Justify your answer.

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SOLUTION :(i) YES, Alpha particles being positively charged constitute a CURRENT in the direction of MOTION.
(ii) No. The neutrons being electrically neutral constitute no current.


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