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Statement

10.1.4. What is the ratio of the trajectory radii of two electrons with kinetic energies and if a uniform magnetic field is perpendicular to their velocities?

Solution

When an electron moves in a magnetic field, it experiences the Lorentz force, which causes it to move in a circular trajectory. The Lorentz force for an electron moving with velocity perpendicular to the magnetic field is:

The centripetal acceleration for circular motion is described by the expression:

Let us write Newton's second law:

From this equation, we can express the trajectory radius :

The kinetic energy of the first electron:

From here, we express the velocity:

Substitute into (1):

Similarly, for the electron with kinetic energy :

Let us take the ratio of the radii:

Answer