Chapter9: Optics
Section: Chapter Questions
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A mass spectrometer is a device that can sort ions based on their mass to charge ratio.
Given the incoming particle is a proton with a horizontal speed of 1.5x108 m/s, and the magnetic field strength is 1.3 T, what would the radius of the proton's path be, in metres?
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