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An alpa particle travels at a velocity ѵ of magnitude 550 m/s through a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.045 T. (An alpha particle has a charge of +3.2 × 10−19 C and a mass of 6.6 × 10−27 kg.) The angle between and is 52°. What is the magnitude of (a) the force acting on the particle due to the field and (b) the acceleration of the particle due to ? (c) Does the speed of the particle increase, decrease, or remain the same?
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