Mass and Speed of a Particle
In this problem you are going back to 1910 to determine the mass and speed of the particle that is being fired through a deflecting capacitor and a magnetic field. From the Millikan Oil Drop experiment we just learned that the charge of this particle is 1.602e-19 C. You are now going to find its mass

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Mass and Speed of a Particle
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Adjust the voltage and/or the magnetic field until the beam of particles travels through the capacitor undeflected. Use these values to find the speed of the particles. Check your speed and then it will move you to part 2
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