Circular Motion of Charges: A proton is accelerated from rest through 0.50 kV. It then enters a uniform magnetic field of 0.30 T that is oriented perpendicular to its direction of motion.(a) What is the radius of the path the proton follows in the magnetic field?(b) How long does it take the proton to make one complete circle in the magnetic field?.

What will be an ideal response?


(a) 11 mm (b) 0.22 µs

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A solid sphere of mass 2.5 kg and radius 0.12 m starts from rest at the top of a ramp inclined 15° and rolls to the bottom. The upper end of the ramp is 1.2 m higher than the lower end. What is the linear speed of the sphere when it reaches the bottom of the ramp? (Note: I = 0.4MR2 for a solid sphere, and g = 9.8 m/s2.)

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