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Homework Statement
Use the same device to separate singly charged CO2 having 12C and 14C. What are the radii of curvature?
This is a follow up question based on a HW problem I answered last week. The original problem was this:
A doubly charged helium atom is accelerated by a voltage 2700V. What will be its radius of curvature if it moves in a plane perpendicular to a uniform 0.340-T field?
Homework Equations
r = mv/qB
The Attempt at a Solution
I solved the original problem by saying
q = 2e for the doubly charged He
On accelerating through V volts
1/2mv^2 = qV = (2e)V
Where v = velocity acquired
v = squrt(4eV/m) = 2*squrt(eV/m)
I figured out the mass to be m = 7.26 x 10^-26kg
And then plugging into the formula.
Now this new follow up question is throwing me off a little bit. Based on the question asked and info given how would you separate the CO2? And what would be the charge q of the CO2? I am thinking it would be the 6e from C + 8e(2) of O2 = 22e. Is this correct? Thanks!