a) At what speed (in m/s) will a proton move in a circular path of the same radius as an electron that travels at 7.80 ✕ 106 m/s perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic field at an altitude where the field strength is 1.20 ✕ 10−5 T?   m/s (b) What would the radius (in m) of the path be if the proton had the same speed as the electron?   m (c) What would the radius (in m) be if the proton had the same kinetic energy as the electron?   m (d) What would the radius (in m) be if the proton had the same momentum as the electron

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(a)
At what speed (in m/s) will a proton move in a circular path of the same radius as an electron that travels at 7.80 ✕ 106 m/s perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic field at an altitude where the field strength is 1.20 ✕ 10−5 T?
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(b)
What would the radius (in m) of the path be if the proton had the same speed as the electron?
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(c)
What would the radius (in m) be if the proton had the same kinetic energy as the electron?
  m
(d)
What would the radius (in m) be if the proton had the same momentum as the electron?
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