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Chapter 29 Problem 63

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Review. A proton is at rest at the plane boundary of a region containing a uniform magnetic field B (Fig. P29.63). An alpha particle moving horizontally makes a head-on elastic collision with the proton. Immediately after the collision, both particles enter the magnetic field, moving perpendicular to the direction of the field. The radius of the protons trajectory is R. The mass of the alpha particle is four times that of the proton, and its charge is twice that of the proton. Find the radius of the alpha particles trajectory.

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Title Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics 9 
Author Raymond A. Serway John W. Jewett
ISBN 9781133954057

Review. A proton is at rest at the plane boundary of a

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