Question
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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