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Kinetic Energy of a Proton
I am a bit confused on how to find the kinetic energy of a proton which is in a magnetic and moving in a circular motion of radius .500 m. (B = .150 T).
I imagine I need a velocity in order to make this work with T = 1/2mv^2 but how do I get v?
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A charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field will travel in a circle -- this is the cyclotron effect. The formula for the cyclotron radius is
r = mv/qB
See if you can use that to find the speed v.
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A charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field will travel in a circle -- this is the cyclotron effect. The formula for the cyclotron radius is
r = mv/qB
See if you can use that to find the speed v.