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A mass spectrometer shoots a 7.35×10⁻²⁶ kg molecule with a charge of +2e(3.20×10⁻¹⁹ C) at a speed of 23.4 m/s through a magnetic field, and it moves in a circular arc of radius 0.0706 m. What is the magnetic field?

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The strength of the magnetic field in which a 7.35\(\times\)10\(^{\-26}\) kg molecule with a charge of +2e, traveling at a speed of 23.4 m/s moves in a circular arc of radius 0.0706 m, is 7.2\(\times\)10\(^{\-4}\) Tesla.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the magnetic field in which a charged particle moves in a circular path, we can use the formula that relates the magnetic force to the centripetal force required to maintain the circular motion:

\( F_B = F_c \)

where \( F_B \) is the magnetic force and \( F_c \) is the centripetal force.

The magnetic force can be calculated by:

\( F_B = qvB \)

and the centripetal force is given by:

\( F_c = \frac{mv^2}{r} \)

By setting these two equations equal to each other, and solving for B (the magnetic field strength), we get:

\( B = \frac{mv}{qr} \)

Given the mass (m) of the molecule as 7.35\(\times\)10\(^{\-26}\) kg, charge (q) as 2e or 2\(\times\)3.20\(\times\)10\(^{\-19}\) C, velocity (v) as 23.4 m/s, and radius (r) of the circular path as 0.0706 m,

\( B = \frac{(7.35\(\times\)10\(^{\-26}\) kg)(23.4 m/s)}{(2\(\times\)3.20\(\times\)10\(^{\-19}\) C)(0.0706 m)} = 7.2 \times 10\(^{\-4}\) T \)

So the strength of the magnetic field is 7.2\(\times\)10\(^{\-4}\) Tesla.

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