A cosmic ray proton travels in a circle with a radius of 65 m perpendicular to Earth's magnetic field. If the proton's speed is 299 x 10 m/s, then what is the field strength at the proton's location? Assume the proton has a charge of 18 x 10 C O A 4.3 x 102 T O B 2.1x 10' T C. 72 x 1055 T D. 1.4 x 10 50 T

A cosmic ray proton travels in a circle with a radius of 65 m perpendicular to Earth's magnetic field. If the proton's speed is 299 x 10 m/s, then what is the field strength at the proton's location? Assume the proton has a charge of 18 x 10 C O A 4.3 x 102 T O B 2.1x 10' T C. 72 x 1055 T D. 1.4 x 10 50 T

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Chapter11: Magnetic Forces And Fields

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