Magnetism

Practice Questions

AP Physics B › Magnetism

Questions
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A proton traveling at in a horizontal plane passes through an opening into a mass spectrometer with a uniform magnetic field directed upward. The particle then moves in a circular path through and crashes into the wall of the spectrometer adjacent to the entrance opening. How far down from the entrance is the proton when it crashes into the wall?

The proton’s mass is and its electric charge is .

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A proton traveling at in a horizontal plane passes through an opening into a mass spectrometer with a uniform magnetic field directed upward. The particle then moves in a circular path through and crashes into the wall of the spectrometer adjacent to the entrance opening. How far down from the entrance is the proton when it crashes into the wall?

The proton’s mass is and its electric charge is .

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