Q132 · Practice questionComplex familiar5 marks
QUESTION 132 (5 marks)
A positive ion passes undeflected through crossed electric and magnetic fields. The electric field is upward and the magnetic field is out of the page.
a)[2 marks]
Determine the ion speed and direction of travel.
b)[2 marks]
If the electric field is switched off, describe and calculate the radius for a singly charged neon ion (mass ).
c)[1 mark]
State what changes if the ion charge is doubled but its mass and speed are unchanged.
WORKED SOLUTION
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ANSWER
Since is inversely proportional to , doubling halves the radius.
Worked solution
Part (a): For no deflection , so . To oppose upward electric force, magnetic force must be downward; for B out of page a positive ion must travel right.
Part (b): , curving downward initially.
Part (c): Since is inversely proportional to , doubling halves the radius.
Part (a): completes the requested reasoning and obtains a correct result.
Part (b): completes the requested reasoning and obtains a correct result.
Part (c): completes the requested reasoning and obtains a correct result.
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