A singly ionized Nickel atom has an overall charge of +1e (where e ~ 1.602 x 10-19 C) and a mass, m = 9.80 x 10-26 kg. It travels to the right with speed v. It then enters a region containing a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.3 T directed into the page.
(a) Draw a diagram of the system including the path of the Nickel atom (be certain of the direction of deflection.
(b) If the radius of the particle's curved path is measured to be 8 x 10-3m, what speed must it have?
(c) If a copper atom, m=1.06 x 10-25 kg, with the same initial velocity and charge as the nickel atom enters the same magnetic field, what will the radius of its curved path be?
(d) What common speed is necessary to obtain a 5 x 10-4 m difference in the radii of the Nickel and Copper atoms' paths for the given magnetic field, masses, and charges?