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Why does the picture appear distorted when a bar magnet is brought close to the screen of a television? Explain

Pictures on the Television screen is due to the motion of the electrons reaching the screen. Due to the fact that magnetic field exerts a force on moving charges motion of the electrons are affected by the magnetic field due to the bar magnet.

Therefore the picture appears distorted when a bar magnet is brought close to the screen of a television. And when the bar magnet is moved away from the screen the picture is clear.


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