The solar wind is a thin, ionized gas given off by the Sun. Suppose a charged SW particle traveling at 9x106 m/s encounters the Earth’s magnetic field at an altitude where the field has a magnitude of 1.2x10-7 T. Assuming that the particle’s velocity is perpendicular to the magnetic field, find the radius of the circular path if the particle were:  a) an electron b) a proton.

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The solar wind is a thin, ionized gas given off by the Sun. Suppose a charged SW particle traveling at 9x106 m/s encounters the Earth’s magnetic field at an altitude where the field has a magnitude of 1.2x10-7 T. Assuming that the particle’s velocity is perpendicular to the magnetic field, find the radius of the circular path if the particle were: 

a) an electron

b) a proton.

Magnetopause
Magnetic field line
Earth
Sun
Van Allen belts
Solar wind
Magnetosphere
Transcribed Image Text:Magnetopause Magnetic field line Earth Sun Van Allen belts Solar wind Magnetosphere
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