Anelectronfollowsahelicalpathinauniformmagneticfieldofmagnitude0.300T.Thepitchofthepathis6.00µm,andthemagnitudeofthemagneticforceontheelectronis2.00×10-15N.Whatistheelectronsspeed?

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Theelectronsspeedis6.54×104m/s

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Listing the given quantities

Pitchofthepath6.00μm=6.00×10-6m. MagneticfieldB=0.300T. MagneticforceontheelectronFB=2.00×10-15N.

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Understanding the concept of speed and magnetic field

Weusetheformulaoftheperiodofmotionofchargedparticlesintothemagneticfieldintotheformulaofvelocitytofindtheparallelcomponentofvelocity.Thenweusetheformulaofmagneticforcetofindtheperpendicularcomponentofvelocity.So,bytakingthemagnitudeofbothcomponentsofvelocity,wecanfindtheelectronsspeed.Formula:T=2πme/qBFB=qVBV=D/T

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Calculation of the speed of the electron  

Distancetraveledbytheelectronparalleltothemagneticfieldis:Vpara=DTBut,T=2πmqBTheparallelcomponentofvelocitycanbecalculatedas:Vpara=D2πmeqB=DqB2πme=6.00×10-6m1.6×10-19C0.300T2π9.1×10-31kg=50395.4msNow,themagneticforceisgivenby:FB=qBVperTheperpendicularcomponentofvelocitycanbecalculatedas:Vper=FBqB=2.00×10-15N1.6×10-19C0.300T=41666.7msSo,thespeedoftheelectronis:V=Vpara2+Vper2=50395.4ms2+41666.7ms2=65389.7ms=6.54×104m/s.Therefore,theelectronsspeedis6.54×104m/s.

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