Conceptual Physics

Variables Strategy Express the change in the kinetic energy of the ion during the acceleration phase in terms of its mass and q ...

Now we write ǻPE in terms of q and the potential difference ǻV across the accelerating plates. Finally, we write an equation for ...

28.17 - Interactive problem: helical particle motion In this simulation you will have a chance to observe a charged particle fol ...

Step-by-step derivation We use the definition of the current flowing through the wire to obtain an equation relating IL and qv. ...

as it rotates, the sum of the torques on all three rotors stays nearly constant. This combination of current-reversing commutato ...

28.21 - Two wires and their magnetic fields To illustrate the nature of the fields and forces produced by currents, we use the e ...

28.22 - Strength of the magnetic field around a wire The strength of the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire can be ca ...

28.23 - Gotchas Compass needles point north because Earth’s magnetic north pole is located near the geographic North Pole. No, t ...

Chapter Assumptions Elementary charge, e = 1.60×10–19 C Mass of electron, me = 9.11×10–31 kg Mass of proton, mp = 1.67×10–27 kg ...

C.7 Can the force from a steady magnetic field cause the speed of a moving charged particle to change? Explain. Yes No C.8 Is yo ...

C.12Each of the diagrams (a), (b), (c), and (d) represents a negatively charged particle moving at velocity v through a magnetic ...

(whose trail is not visible) splits into 3 other particles, including those that follow paths A and B. (a) What is the sign of t ...

0.2 Use the simulation in the first interactive problem, and the initial conditions, in this section to answer the following que ...

Section 9 - Interactive problem: charged particle moving in a B field 9.1 Use the information given in the interactive problem i ...

12.3 The electric field strength of a velocity selector is 345 N/C. The magnetic field strength is 1.34 T. Charged alpha particl ...

the atoms collide head-on. What are (a) the magnitude and (b) the direction of the magnetic field? (a) T (b) i. Positive x ii. N ...

15.5 One of the steps in the manufacture of nuclear weapons is the separation of the fissile isotope of uranium,^235 U (235.05 u ...

18.5 A wire strung across a rotating table carries a current of 0.250 A, and a uniform magnetic field of 0.500 T is applied in t ...

22.8 A straight horizontal wire carries a current of 6.50 μA. An electron is moving above the wire a direction parallel to it an ...

22.16Two long parallel wires are separated by a distance of 2.00 m. The two points P 1 and P 2 divide that distance into three e ...