A proton and electron, each travelling with the same velocity in the +x direction enter a region of uniform magnetic field in the +y direction. If the acceleration of the electron is a in the +z direction, what is the acceleration of the proton?

A. amp/me in the +z direction
B. a in the +z direction
C. ame/mp in the +z direction
D. a in the –z direction
E. amp/me in the -z direction
F. ame/mp in the -z direction


F. ame/mp in the -z direction

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Ionic bonding is due to

A) atoms bonding to oxygen molecules. B) the transfer of electrons between atoms. C) the sharing of electrons between atoms. D) atoms bonding to hydrogen molecules.

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Wave Characteristics: Which one of the following lists gives the correct order of the electromagnetic spectrum from low to high frequencies?

A. radio waves, infrared, microwaves, ultraviolet, visible, x-rays, gamma rays B. radio waves, ultraviolet, x-rays, microwaves, infrared, visible, gamma rays C. radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays D. radio waves, microwaves, visible, x-rays, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma rays E. radio waves, infrared, x-rays, microwaves, ultraviolet, visible, gamma rays

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Imagine that we have two identical metal spheres on insulating stands that we give the same negative charge. If we slowly bring the spheres closer and closer together, the charge per unit area ? on each sphere will at the point nearest the other sphere

A. become increasingly negative. B. become less negative. C. remain constant.

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