A mass spectrometer (see figure below) operates with a uniform magnetic field of 21.0 mT and an electric field of 3.55 ✕ 103 V/m in the velocity selector. What is the radius of the semicircular path of a doubly ionized alpha particle  (ma = 6.64 ✕ 10−27 kg)

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A mass spectrometer (see figure below) operates with a uniform magnetic field of 21.0 mT and an electric field of 3.55 ✕ 103 V/m in the velocity selector. What is the radius of the semicircular path of a doubly ionized alpha particle 

(ma = 6.64 ✕ 10−27 kg)?
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Photographic
plate
Region 1
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Region 2
Velocity selector
Transcribed Image Text:P Photographic plate Region 1 + + + + + + + Region 2 Velocity selector
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