Mass Spectrometer: Separating Isotopes

Ne-22 and Ne-20 ions (q = 1.6 10 -19 C ) enter a B = 0.5 T field at v = 2.0 10 5 m/s. Find the orbit radius of the Ne-22 ion (m = 3.65 10 -26 kg ).

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