A scientist builds an apparatus to measure the charge to mass ratio of ions. An ion is first accelerated to a speed of 4.50×107 m/s. It then passes through a region of magnetic field, with a magnitude of 2.44×10−2 T, perpendicular to the ion's velocity. Because the ion is moving so fast, it is only in the presence of the magnetic field for 2.00×10−7 s. Upon exiting the magnetic field, the scientist measures that the ion was deflected a distance of 3.00 cm in a direction perpendicular to its initial velocity. (a) What is the ratio of the absolute value of the ion's charge to its mass (in C/kg )? Assume the velocity change is small, and that the component of the velocity along the ion's original direction does not change noticeably. |q| m = Cg (b) Suppose the scientist determines the ion is singly charged; that is, the magnitude of its charge is that of a proton. What is the mass of the ion (in kg)? kg

A scientist builds an apparatus to measure the charge to mass ratio of ions. An ion is first accelerated to a speed of 4.50×107 m/s. It then passes through a region of magnetic field, with a magnitude of 2.44×10−2 T, perpendicular to the ion's velocity. Because the ion is moving so fast, it is only in the presence of the magnetic field for 2.00×10−7 s. Upon exiting the magnetic field, the scientist measures that the ion was deflected a distance of 3.00 cm in a direction perpendicular to its initial velocity. (a) What is the ratio of the absolute value of the ion's charge to its mass (in C/kg )? Assume the velocity change is small, and that the component of the velocity along the ion's original direction does not change noticeably. |q| m = Cg (b) Suppose the scientist determines the ion is singly charged; that is, the magnitude of its charge is that of a proton. What is the mass of the ion (in kg)? kg

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A scientist builds an apparatus to measure the charge to mass ratio of ions. An ion is first accelerated to a speed of 4.50 × 10 7 m / s . It then passes through a region of magnetic field, with a magnitude of 2.44 × 10 2 T , perpendicular to the ion's velocity. Because the ion is moving so fast, it is only in the presence of the magnetic field for 2.00 × 10 7 s . Upon exiting the magnetic field, the scientist measures that the ion was deflected a distance of 3.00 c m in a direction perpendicular to its initial velocity. (a) What is the ratio of the absolute value of the ion's charge to its mass (in C / k g )? Assume the velocity change is small, and that the component of the velocity along the ion's original direction does not change noticeably.
| q | m = C g
(b) Suppose the scientist determines the ion is singly charged; that is, the magnitude of its charge is that of a proton. What is the mass of the ion (in k g )? k g

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