Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
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Chapter 32 - The Magnetic Field - Exercises and Problems - Page 959: 58

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We know that the angular momentum of a particle is given by $$L=mrv\tag 1$$ and since the electron orbits in a 5 mT field. So the electron undergoes a cyclotron motion in which the radius is given by $$r=\dfrac{mv}{qB}$$ Multiplying both sides by $4r$, $$4r^2=\dfrac{4mvr}{qB}=\dfrac{4L}{qB}$$ where the diameter of the orbits is $D=2r$, so $4r^2=D^2$, and hence $$D =2\left[ \sqrt{\dfrac{ L}{qB}}\;\right]$$ Plug the known; $$D =2\left[ \sqrt{\dfrac{ (8\times 10^{-26})}{(1.6\times 10^{-19})(5\times 10^{-3})}}\;\right]$$ $$D=\color{red}{\bf 2.0}\;\rm cm$$
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