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11 April, 17:32

An electron is accelerated from rest by a potential differ - ence of 350 V. It then enters a uniform magnetic field of magni - tude 200 mT with its velocity perpendicular to the field. Calculate (a) the speed of the electron and (b) the radius of its path in the magnetic field.

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  1. 11 April, 17:53
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    a) the speed of the electron is 1.11 * 10⁷ m/s

    b) the radius of electron's path in the magnetic field is 3.16 * 10⁻⁴ m

    Explanation:

    a) Let's assume that we have an electron accelerated using a potential difference of V = 350, which gives the ion a speed of v. In order to find this speed we set the potential energy of the electron equal to its kinetic energy. Thus,

    eV = 1/2 m v²

    where

    e is the charge of the electron m is the mass of the electron v is the speed of the electron

    Thus,

    v = √[2eV / m]

    v = √[2 (1.6 * 10⁻¹⁹ C) (350 V) / 9.11 * 10⁻³¹ kg]

    v = 1.11 * 10⁷ m/s

    Therefore, the speed of the electron is 1.11 * 10⁷ m/s

    b) Then the electron enters a region of uniform magnetic field, it moves in a circular path with a radius of:

    r = mv / eB

    where

    m is the mass of the electron v is the speed of the electron e is the charge of the electron B is the magnetic field

    Thus,

    r = (9.11 * 10⁻³¹ kg) (1.11 * 10⁷ m/s) / (1.6 * 10⁻¹⁹ C) (200 * 10⁻³ T)

    r = 3.16 * 10⁻⁴ m

    Therefore, the radius of electron's path in the magnetic field is 3.16 * 10⁻⁴ m
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