An electron gun res electrons into a magnetic eld directed straight downward. Find the direction of the force exerted by the eld on an electron for each of the following directions of the electrons velocity: (a) horizontal and due north; (b) horizontal and 30west of north; (c)due north, but at 30 below the horizontal; (d) straight upward. (Remember that an electron has a negative charge.)
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An electron enters a region of magnetic eld of magnitude 0.010 0 T, traveling perpendicular to the linear boundary of the region. The direction of the eld is perpendicular to the velocity of the electron. (a) Determine the time it takes for the electron to leave the eld-lled region, noting that its path is a semicircle. (b) Find the kinetic energy of the electron if the radius of its semicircular path is 2.00 cm.
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