A uniform magnetic field of magnitude 1.5 T is directed horizontally from west to east. (a) What is the magnetic force on a proton at the instant when it is moving vertically downward in the field with a speed of 4x107m/s?4x107m/s? (b) Compare this force with the weight w of a proton.

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1. A uniform magnetic field of magnitude 1.5 T is directed horizontally from west to east. (a) What is the magnetic force on a proton at the instant when it is moving vertically downward in the field with a speed of 4x107m/s?4x107m/s? (b) Compare this force with the weight w of a proton.

2. A proton is moving in circle of radius 15cm in a transverse magnetic field of magnitude 2500 G. Find the following:

a.) frequency of the motion

b.) speed of the proton

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