Question

Jupiter's magnetic field occupies a volume of space larger than the Sun and contains ionized particles ejected from sources including volcanoes on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. A sulfur ion (S⁺) in Jupiter's magnetic field has mass 5.32 ✕ 10⁻²⁶ kg and kinetic energy 75.2 eV.

HINT

(a)

Find the maximum magnetic force (in N) on the ion from Jupiter's magnetic field of magnitude 4.24 ✕ 10⁻⁴ T. (Enter the magnitude.)

N

(b)

Find the radius (in m) of the sulfur ion's circular path, assuming its velocity is perpendicular to Jupiter's magnetic field.

m

Answer 1