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  4. A singly ionized magnesium atom (A24) ion is accelerated to kinetic energy 5 keV and is projected perpendicularly into a magnetic field B of the magnitude 0.5 T. The radius of path formed will be cm.

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Q. A singly ionized magnesium atom $(A24)$ ion is accelerated to kinetic energy $5 \,keV$ and is projected perpendicularly into a magnetic field $B$ of the magnitude $0.5\, T$. The radius of path formed will be ______ $cm$.

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Solution:

$R =\frac{ mv }{ qB }=\frac{\sqrt{2 mK }}{ qB }$