In one experiment, a proton with a kinetic energy of 1 MeV orbits on a circular path in a homogeneous magnetic field. Calculate the kinetic energy of the deuterium nucleus moving along the same circle? NOTE: ignore the relativistic effects and adopt approximate relations between the masses

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In one experiment, a proton with a kinetic energy of 1 MeV orbits on a circular path in a homogeneous magnetic field. Calculate the kinetic energy of the deuterium nucleus moving along the same circle? NOTE: ignore the relativistic effects and adopt approximate relations between the masses: ??????? = 2 ∙ ??????? and remember that ??????? = ???????

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