A particle with the same charge as an electron experiences a force of 5.2 × 10−12𝑁 and traveling at a speed of 4.21 × 107𝑚/𝑠 at right angles to a magnetic field.

Question

A particle with the same charge as an electron experiences a force of 5.2 × 10−12𝑁 and traveling at a speed of 4.21 × 107𝑚/𝑠 at right angles to a magnetic field.

a. How strong is the magnetic field?

b. What does its acceleration if its mass is 1.88 × 10−28 𝑘𝑔?

Answer 1