A proton moves perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field B S at a speed of 1.00 3 107 m/s and experiences an acceleration of 2.00 3 1013 m/s2 in the positive x direction when its velocity is in the positive z direction. Determine the magnitude and direction of the field.

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Explanation:

It is given that,

Speed of proton, [tex]v=10^7\ m/s[/tex]

Acceleration of the proton, [tex]a=2\times 10^{13}\ \ m/s^2[/tex]

The force acting on the proton is balanced by the magnetic force. So,

[tex]ma=qvB\ sin(90)[/tex]

[tex]B=\dfrac{ma}{qv}[/tex]

m is the mass of proton

[tex]B=\dfrac{1.67\times 10^{-27}\ kg\times 2\times 10^{13}\ \ m/s^2}{1.6\times 10^{-19}\times 10^7\ m/s}[/tex]

B = 0.020875

or

B = 0.021 T

So, the magnitude of magnetic field is 0.021 T. As the acceleration in +x direction, velocity in +z direction. So, using right hand rule, the magnitude of  B must be in -y direction.