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a. Vesta’s orbit around the Sun has an orbital radius of 3.53 x 10'" m. ‘Bale siy} Given that Earth is 1.50 x 10'" m from the Sun and has an orbital period of 365 days, calculate t
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a. Show that the magnitude of the electric field at position D due to the point charge at position A is 1.08 × 107 N C-1. 1 mark Section B
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b. Vesta has a mass of 2.59 x 10°" kg and a radius of 262 km. Dawn orbits Vesta at a height of 140 km above its surface. It orbits under the force of gravity by Vesta alone. Calcul
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b. Calculate the resulting magnitude of the electric field, and its direction, at position D due to both the point charges at positions A and C. 3 marks N C-1 Direction:
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c. Dawn is placed at a lower orbit at 120 km above the surface of Vesta. At this new orbit, will Dawn’s orbital speed decrease, stay the same or increase compared to the answer to
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Question 6 (9 marks) Figure 5 shows a schematic representation of a cathode ray tube. The cathode ray tube consists of an electron gun producing electrons, which are accelerated by
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Question 6 (4 marks) Electrons are emitted by a hot filament connected to a 12 V battery. These electrons are accelerated between two metal plates, P and Q, which are 50 mm apart.
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a. Calculate the magnitude of the electric force, Fe, acting on the electron while it is moving between plates P and Q. 2 marks N Section B
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a. Calculate the strength of the electric field used to accelerate the electrons, ass it is a uniform field. 2 marks Vm! o ° =) S H FE he Id I ® 2 £ 8 = [=]
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b. The electrons now enter a region with a uniform magnetic field 8=3.6 x 107 T and a uniform electric field £=1.5x 10° Vm. The electrons pass through the region in a straight line
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b. The distance between the two charged plates is now doubled to 100 mm. Explain any changes to the kinetic energy, Ek, of the electron while it is moving from plate P to plate Q.
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i. What is the direction of the electric field between the plates? Justify your answer. 2 marks alculate the speed of these electrons. 2 marks
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