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Consider the mass spectrometer shown schematically in the tigure below. The magn

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Question

Consider the mass spectrometer shown schematically in the tigure below. The magnitude of the electric field between the plates of the velocity selector is 2.20 × 103 V/m, and the magnetic field in both the velocity selector and the deflection chamber has a magnitude of 0.0450 T Calculate the radius of the path for a singly charged ion having a mass m-1.88 × 10 26 kg 0.349 What is the speed of the ion through the velocity selector if it experiences zero net force? m in Detector array Velocity selector Need Help? Read ItWatch t

Explanation / Answer

given

E = 2.20*10^3 V/m
B = 0.045 T
m = 1.88*10^-26 kg

let v is the velocity of the charged particle in velocity selector.

here, FB = Fe

q*v*B*sin(90) = q*E

v = E/B

= 2.20*10^3/0.045

= 4.89*10^4 m/s

centripetal force acting on the charged particle in deflection chamber,

F = q*v*B

m*v^2/r = q*v*B

==> r = m*v/(B*q)

= 1.88*10^-26*4.89*10^4/(0.045*1.6*10^-19)

= 0.128 m