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An unknown charged particle passes without deflection through crossed electric and magnetic fields of strengths 187,500 V/m and 0.1250 T, re
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An unknown charged particle passes without deflection through crossed electric and magnetic fields of strengths 187,500 V/m and 0.1250 T, respectively. The particle passes out of the electric field, but the magnetic field continues, and the particle makes a semicircle of diameter 25.05 cm.
Part A. What is the particle’s charge-to-mass ratio?
Part B. Can you identify the particle?
a. can’t identify
b. proton
c. electron
d. neutron
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2021-08-25T06:16:16+00:00
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Answer:
Explanation:
Given that
The electric fields of strengths E = 187,500 V/m and
and The magnetic fields of strengths B = 0.1250 T
The diameter d is 25.05 cm which is converted to 0.2505m
The radius is (d/2)
= 0.2505m / 2 = 0.12525m
The given formula to find the magnetic force is
The given formula to find the electric force is
The velocity of electric field and magnetic field is said to be perpendicular
Electric field is equal to magnectic field
Equate equation (i) and equation (ii)
It is said that the particles moves in semi circle, so we are going to consider using centripetal force
magnectic field is equal to centripetal force
Lets equate equation (i) and (iii)
Therefore, the particle’s charge-to-mass ratio is
b)
To identify the particle
Then 1/ 958.1 × 10⁵ C/kg
The charge to mass ratio is very close to that of a proton, which is about 1*10^8 C/kg
Therefore the particle is proton.