A proton (charge e), traveling perpendicular to a magnetic field, experiences the same force as an alpha particle (charge 2e ) which is also traveling perpendicular to the same field. The ratio of their speeds, vproton/valpha is 1 2 0.5 4 8
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A proton (charge e), traveling perpendicular to a magnetic field, experiences the same force as an alpha particle (charge 2e ) which is also traveling perpendicular to the same field. The ratio of their speeds, vproton/valpha is 1 2 0.5 4 8