Mass of charged particle in magnetic field

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1. A 1.56024 μC charged particle with a kinetic
energy of 0.115905 J is placed in a uniform
magnetic field of magnitude 0.150267 T.
If the particle moves in a circular path of
radius 3.13685 m, find its mass. Answer in
units of kg.

Homework Equations


Fe= Fm
Fe= qE
KE=mv^2/2
Fm= qvB= mv^2/r




3. I decided to first find E: E =Ke (q/r^2)= 8.98e10 (1.5602e-6 C/3.13685^2)=1425.455

Then I solved for Fe= qE= 1425.455 (1.5602e-6)= 2.2239e-3= Fm

Then I used Fm= qvB and solved for v = 9503.84615 m/s
Then I used KE = mv^2/2 to sove for m = KE(2)/ v^2= (0.115905)(2)/ (9503.84615 m/s )^2=3e-9 kg=m
But this isn't correct. What am I missing here? Thank you in advance for any help!
 
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Your work is a little tough to follow, but it is worth noting that this problem has nothing to do with electric fields, only magnetic ones. So, I'll help you out by saying that only equations 3 and 4 under your list of relevant equations are actually relevant.
 
So would I be able to solve equations 3 and 4 somehow to find mass and velocity? Those are my two unknowns. I need velocity to solve for mass.
Is there another relationship I am missing to help me solve for velocity?
 
Well you have equations 3 and 4, and only two unknowns like you say, m and v. 2 equations 2 unknowns sounds like a solvable system to me. (Try substitution!)
 
Substitution worked wonderfully! Thanks again!
 
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