The problem involves determining the minimum strength of a magnetic field required to balance the gravitational force acting on a charged particle moving parallel to the Earth's surface. The particle has a specified charge and mass, and it is moving at a given speed.
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Shyan said:try vB=mg!
astru025 said:Homework Statement
A particle with charge q = 4.00 10-6 C and mass m = 1.30 10-4 kg is moving parallel to the Earth's surface at a speed of 1000 m/s. What minimum strength of magnetic field would be required to balance the gravitational force on the particle?
Homework Equations
Not sure where to begin... Any help would be really nice! Thanks.
The Attempt at a Solution
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Curious3141 said:This is not even dimensionally consistent. Perhaps you ment ##Bqv = mg##. But as a general rule, I've found that just throwing equations at the OP before it's clear he/she understands the underlying concepts is a bad idea.
Shyan said:Yeah sorry,I forgot the q.
But if s\he's given a problem like that,it means s\he was given the equation and its meaning before!