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11.7 Exercise 11

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The mass and charge of a water droplet are 1.0×10−4g1.0 \times 10^{−4} \text{g} and 2.0×10−8C,2.0 \times 10^{−8} \text{C} , respectively. If the droplet is given an initial horizontal velocity of 5.0×105i^m/s,5.0 \times 10^{5} \hat{i} \text{m}/\text{s} , what magnetic field will keep it moving in this direction? Why must gravity be considered here?

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