A wire is held horizontally in a vacuum chamber, and carries a current of 2.20 µA. A proton is traveling in a direction parallel to the wire (opposite the current) with a constant speed of 2.40 x 104 m/s at a distance d above the wire. Ignoring the magnetic field due to the Earth, determine the value of d (in cm). 10.3 V cm What If? At what distance d (in m) would an electron moving with the same speed as the proton move parallel to the wire? |-0.103 Apply the relationship for the distance found that you found in part (a). Note that the only quantity that changes is the mass. m What direction would the electron have to move? O In the same direction as the proton. O In the opposite direction as the proton. O There is too little information to determine the direction.

A wire is held horizontally in a vacuum chamber, and carries a current of 2.20 µA. A proton is traveling in a direction parallel to the wire (opposite the current) with a constant speed of 2.40 x 104 m/s at a distance d above the wire. Ignoring the magnetic field due to the Earth, determine the value of d (in cm). 10.3 V cm What If? At what distance d (in m) would an electron moving with the same speed as the proton move parallel to the wire? |-0.103 Apply the relationship for the distance found that you found in part (a). Note that the only quantity that changes is the mass. m What direction would the electron have to move? O In the same direction as the proton. O In the opposite direction as the proton. O There is too little information to determine the direction.

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Chapter19: Magnetism

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