
This question is about the velocity selector shown in figure.

State the directions of the magnetic and electric forces on a positively charged ion travelling towards the slit .


Important Questions on Motion of Charged Particles
This question is about the velocity selector shown in figure.
Calculate the speed of an ion emerging from the slit when the magnetic flux density is and the electric field strength is

This question is about the velocity selector shown in figure.
Explain why ions travelling with a speed greater than your answer to part (b) will not emerge from the slit.

A Hall probe is designed to operate with a steady current of in a semiconductor slice of thickness . The number density of charge carriers (electrons) in the semiconductor is .
(a) Calculate the Hall voltage that will result when the probe is placed at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density . (Elementary chargee)

A Hall probe is designed to operate with a steady current of in a semiconductor slice of thickness . The number density of charge carriers (electrons) in the semiconductor is .
(b) Explain why the current in the Hall probe must be maintained at a constant value.



A scientist is doing an experiment on a beam of electrons travelling at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of flux density . The graph shows the variation of the magnetic force acting on an electron with the speed v of the electron.
The gradient of the graph is . The magnitude of the charge on the electron is e. What is the correct relationship for the magnetic flux density ?
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