IB skill practice

Describe charged-particle motion in electromagnetic fields

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Speed from circular path radius

A charged particle in a parallel-plate accelerator follows radius \(0.44\,\text{m}\) in a \(0.28\,\text{T}\) field. With \(q=2.6e-6\,\text{C}\) and \(m=3.4e-6\,\text{kg}\), calculate speed. Use the diagram labels before calculating the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the field physics.

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