What is the radius of the path of an electron (mass 9×10-31 kg and charge 1.6×10-19 C) moving at a speed of 3x107 m/s in a magnetic field of 6 × 10-4 T perpendicular to it? What is its frequency? Calculate its energy in keV. ( 1 eV = 1.6 × 10-19 J).

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What is the radius of the path of an electron (mass 9×10-31 kg and charge 1.6×10-19 C) moving at a speed of 3x107 m/s in a magnetic field of 6 × 10-4 T perpendicular to it? What is its frequency? Calculate its energy in keV. ( 1 eV = 1.6 × 10-19 J).

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