Practice - Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields: Velocity Selector
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for velocity in a velocity selector?
💡 Hint: Recall the balance of forces on the charged particle.
Name a device that uses velocity selectors.
💡 Hint: Think of devices that analyze charged particles.
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What does a velocity selector do?
💡 Hint: Think about its role in analyzing particles.
True or False: In a velocity selector, particles that move at speeds other than E/B are not deflected.
💡 Hint: Recall how forces act on the particles.
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Challenge Problems
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A beam of electrons is injected into a velocity selector where the electric field is set at 300 N/C, and the magnetic field is 0.05 T. Calculate the speed of electrons that pass through undeflected.
💡 Hint: Substitute the known values into the velocity formula.
In a mass spectrometer, ions with a charge of +1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C move through a velocity selector where E=600 N/C and B=0.04 T. After passing through, they enter a magnetic field. Calculate the radius of the circular path they will take if they are moving at the speed calculated previously.
💡 Hint: Use the previously calculated velocity of the particle to find its radius.
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