A uniform magnetic field poitns north.  Its magnetude is 1.5 T.  A proton with kinetic entergy 5.0 x 10^6 eV is moving vertically downward in this field.  (a) Calculate the magnetic force (magnitude and direction) acting on the proton  (b) Calculate the acceleration of the proton.

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A uniform magnetic field poitns north.  Its magnetude is 1.5 T.  A proton with kinetic entergy 5.0 x 10^6 eV is moving vertically downward in this field. 

(a) Calculate the magnetic force (magnitude and direction) acting on the proton 

(b) Calculate the acceleration of the proton.

 

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