An particle enters normally in a uniform magnetic field of spread in a region of thickness with a kinetic energy of . Find the change in its direction of motion (in degrees).
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By angle chasing, we find that the required angle θ can be expressed as
θ = arcsin ( R d )
where R = q α B m α v = q α B 2 m α K is the radius of the circular path followed by the alpha particle inside the magnetic field.
Thus
θ = arcsin ( 2 m α K q α B d )
Substituting
⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ q α = 2 × 1 . 6 × 1 0 − 1 9 C B = 0 . 1 T d = 0 . 1 m m α = 4 × 1 . 6 7 × 1 0 − 2 7 kg K = ( 2 × 1 0 4 ) × 1 . 6 × 1 0 − 1 9 J
we get
θ = arcsin ( 0 . 4 8 9 4 ) ≈ arcsin ( 0 . 5 ) = 3 0 ∘