26 Marking scheme: Worksheet (A2)

1 F = EQ = 5.0 × 105 × 3.2 × 10−19 [1]

F = 1.6 × 10−13 N [1]
V 600
2 a E= = [1]
d 3.0 × 10 − 2
E = 2.0 × 104 V m−1 [1]
The field acts towards the negative plate. [1]
b The electric field is uniform between the plates (except at the ‘edges’). [1]
The electric field is at right angles to the plate. [1]
c i Since the droplet is stationary,
the electric force on the droplet
must be equal and opposite to its weight. [1]
The electric force must act upwards,
so the charge on the droplet must
be negative. [1]

F
ii E =
Q
F 6.4 × 10 −15
Q= = [1]
E 2.0 × 10 4
Q = 3.2 × 10−19 C [1]
3 F = BQv [1]
F = 0.18 × 1.6 × 10–19 × 4.0 × 106 [1]
F = 1.15 × 10–13 N ≈ 1.2 × 10−13 N [1]
4 a F = BQv [1]
F = 0.004 × 1.6 × 10–19 × 8.0 × 106 [1]
F = 5.12 × 10−15 N ≈ 5.1 × 10−15 N [1]
−15
F 5.12 ×10
b a= = [1]
m 9.11×10−31
a = 5.63 × 1015 m s−2 ≈ 5.6 × 1015 m s−2 [1]
c From circular motion, the centripetal acceleration a is given by:
v2
a=
r
v2 (8.0 × 10 6 ) 2
r= = [1]
a 5.63 × 1015
r = 1.14 × 10−2 m ≈ 1.1 × 10−2 m (1.1 cm) [1]

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5 a

Both arrows at A and B are towards the centre of the circle. [1]
b The force on the electron is at 90° to the velocity. Hence the path described by the
electron is a circle. [1]
c The magnetic force provides the centripetal force. [1]
mv 2
Therefore: BQv = [1]
r
mv BQr
BQ = or v = [1]
r m
2.0 × 10 × 1.6 × 10 −19 × 5.0 × 10 −2
−3
v= [1]
9.1 × 10 −31
v = 1.76 × 107 m s–1 ≈ 1.8 × 107 m s−1 [1]
BQr
d v= , so the speed v is directly proportional to the radius r. [1]
m
1.76 × 10 7
Radius is halved, so v = = 8.8 × 106 m s−1 [1]
2
6 a Ek = 15 × 103 × 1.6 × 10−19 = 2.4 × 10−15 J (1 eV = 1.6 × 10−19 J) [1]
1
mv 2 = 2.4 × 10−15
2
2 × 2.4 × 10 −15
v= [1]
1.7 × 10 − 27
v = 1.68 × 106 m s−1 ≈ 1.7 × 106 m s−1 [1]
mv 2
b F = ma = [1]
r
1.7 × 10 −27 × (1.68 × 10 6 ) 2
F= [1]
0.05
F = 9.60 × 10 N ≈ 9.6 × 10−14 N
−14
[1]
c F = BQv [1]
F 9.60 × 10 −14
B= = [1]
Qv 1.6 × 10 −19 × 1.68 × 10 6
B ≈ 0.36 T [1]
distance
d speed =
time
circumference 2π × 0.05
time = = [1]
speed 1.68 × 10 6
time = 1.87 × 10−7 s ≈ 1.9 × 10−7 s [1]

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7 a In order for the positively charged ions to emerge from the slit,
the net force perpendicular to the velocity must be zero. [1]

electrical force on ion = magnetic force on ion [1]

EQ = BQv [1]
The charge Q cancels.
E = Bv [1]
V
The electric field strength is E = . Therefore, the magnetic flux density is:
d
E V d (5.0 × 10 3 ) / 0.024
B= = = [1]
v v 6.0 × 10 6
B = 3.47 × 10–2 T ≈ 35 mT [1]
BQr mv
b v= so r = [1]
m BQ
( m1 − m 2 ) v
∆r = [1]
BQ

8 a The centripetal force is provided by the magnetic force. [1]

mv 2
Therefore: Bev = [1]
r
mv Ber
Be = or v = [1]
r m
circumference 2πr
T= = [1]
speed Ber m
2 πm
The radius r of the orbit cancels. Hence: T =
Be
The time T is independent of both the radius of the orbit r and the speed v. [1]
b The faster electron travels in a circle of larger radius. [1]

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