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Consider the mass spectrometer shown schematically in the figure below. The elec

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Question

Consider the mass spectrometer shown schematically in the figure below. The electric field between the plates of the velocity selector is 6700 V/m, and the magnetic fields in both the velocity selector and the deflection chamber have magnitudes of 0.0950 T. Calculate the radius r of the path for a singly charged ion with mass

Consider the mass spectrometer shown schematically in the figure below. The electric field between the plates of the velocity selector is 6700 V/m, and the magnetic fields in both the velocity selector and the deflection chamber have magnitudes of 0.0950 T. Calculate the radius r of the path for a singly charged ion with mass

Explanation / Answer

The applied electric field in velocity selector is E = 6700 V/m

The magnetic field in the velocity selector is B = 0.095 T

The magnetic field in the deflecting chamber is B' = 0.095 T

mass of the particle is m =3.83*10-26 kg

In velocity selector,

Eq = Bqv

v is the velocity of the particle

E = Bv

v =E/B

v = 7.05*10^4 m/s

In the deflection chamber,

B'qv = mv2/R

R is the radius of the circular path

B'q = mv/R

R = mv/B'q

R = (3.83*10-26 kg)(7.05*10^4 m/s)/(0.095 T)(1.6-*10-19 C) (singly ionized atom)

R = 0.178 m