Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 28 - Magnetic Fields - Questions - Page 828: 11d

Answer

The path would have been a half-circle.

Work Step by Step

According to the Review & Summary on page 827: "A charged particle with mass $m$ and charge magnitude $\vert q \vert$ moving with velocity $v$ perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field will travel in a circle." Since the particle enters the magnetic field moving directly to the left, the particle will travel through a half-circle and leave the magnetic field moving directly to the right. The path would have been a half-circle.
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