An electron with a kinetic energy of 1 keV is fired normal to the lines
of a field of magnitude 50 G. Find: (a) the radius of its path; (b) its centripetal acceleration; and (c) its period. 2. The current-carrying triangular wire loop shown in the below figure is in a uniform magnetic field B1 = − B1k. What is the force on each side of the loop?
3. Consider the triangular current loop in the below figure. Find: (a) the magnetic moment; and (b) the torque in a uniform magnetic field B2 = − B2i.
4. A circular loop of radius 4 cm carries a 2.8-A current. The magnetic
moment of the loop is directed along nˆ = 0.6i − 0.8 j. The magnetic field is B = 0.2i − 0.4k T. Find: (a) the torque on the loop; (b) the potential energy of the loop. 5. An alpha particle of mass 6.7 10−27 kg and charge 2 e is accelerated from rest by a potential difference of 14 kV and enters a uniform magnetic field of 0.6 T normal to the lines. Find the radius of its path.