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An electron moves at 1.40×106m/sthrough a regionin which there is a magnetic field of unspecified direction and magnitude 7.40×10-2T. (a) What are the largest and smallest possible magnitudes of the acceleration of the electron due to the magnetic field? (b) If the actual acceleration of the electron is one-fourth of the largest magnitude in part (a), what is the angle
between the electron velocity and the magnetic field?

Short Answer

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Theminimumvelocityisamin=0Themaximumvelocityisamax=1.82×1016m/s2Theangleisϕ=14.5°

Step by step solution

01

The significance of the magnetic field

The magnetic field force is given by

FB=q(v×B)F=±ç±¹µþ²õ¾±²Ôθ

Where q is the charge of the particle, V is the velocity and B is the magnetic field

02

Determination of the largest and smallest possible magnitudes of the acceleration

We know that the magnetic field force is given by

F=qv×BF=qvB²õ¾±²Ôθ

By the second law of motion we know that the force on a body is

F⇶Ä=ma⇶Ä

And the magnetic field force is given by

F=qv×B

Equating the two we get

ma⇶Ä=qv×Ba⇶Ä=qv×Bma⇶Ä=qvB²õ¾±²Ôθm

For minimum acceleration we get when,θ=0°wehaveamin=0.

For maximum acceleration we get,θ=90°

Substitute all the value in the above equation

a→=1.60×10-19C1.40×106m/s7.40×10-2T9.11×10-31Kga→=1.82×1016m/s2

Hence, the maximum acceleration isamax=1.82×1016m/s2

03

Determination of the angle between the electron velocity and the magnetic field

When the actual acceleration of the electron is one-fourth of the largest magnitude a'=a4, then the magnetic force on the electron is also one-fourth of the largest force.

F'=F4

We get

±ç±¹µþ²õ¾±²ÔÏ•=qvB4²õ¾±²ÔÏ•=14Ï•=14.5°

Hence the angle isϕ=14.5°

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