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Two particles a and b with same charge q and same mass m move uniformly in a circular orbit around a stationary particle with a charge Q. If a has a speed Va=4m/s and radius Ra=6m, what is the radius of the orbit Rb of b if its speed is Vb=8m/s?
here,
for a moving charges particle in magnetic feild
the radius of orbit , r = m * v /( q * B)
Va = 4 m/s has radius of orbit Ra = 6 m
Vb = 8 m/s
let the radius of orbit for particle b be Rb
we can write
Rb /Ra = (m * Vb/(q B)) / (m * Va /(q * B))
Rb /6 = 8/4
Rb = 12 m
the radius of orbit is 12 m