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The electrons in the beam of a television tube have a kinetic energy of . The tube is oriented so that the electrons move horizontally from magnetic south to magnetic north. The vertical component of the Earth's magnetic field points down and has a magnitude of . (a) In what direction will the beam deflect? (b) What is the acceleration of a given electron due to the magnetic field? (c) How far will the beam deflect in moving through the television tube?
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Applying the right hand rule, we have the electrons moving due north, and the field pointing downwards. The right hand rule gives that a test charge would experience a force pointing due west. However, the electron has a negative charge, therefore the force it will experience will point eastwards. Thus, the beam will deflect due east.
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From Newton's second law, the acceleration experienced by the particle of mass when a force acts upon it will be
The force in this case will be given by
where is the known magnetic field, perpendicular to the velocity. Combining, we have
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