An electric field of $1500\, V/m$ and a magnetic field of $0.40\, weber/metre^2$ act on  a moving electron. The minimum uniform speed along a straight line the electron could  have is
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When the electron moves in both electric and magnetic fields then :

$\mathrm{q} \mathrm{E}=\mathrm{qvB}$

$\therefore $ $v=$ $\frac{E}{B}-\frac{1500}{0.40}=370\, \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$

$=3.75 \times 10^{3}\, \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$

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