Earth has a magnetic dipole moment of 8.0 × 1022 J/T. (a) What current would have to be produced in a single turn of wire extend
ing around Earth at its geomagnetic equator if we wished to set up such a dipole? Could such an arrangement be used to cancel out Earth's magnetism (b) at points in space well above Earth's surface or (c) on Earth's surface? Round your answer (a) to 3 significant digits.
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Answer:
Explanation:
The speed increased from 2.0 * 10^7 m/s to 4.0 * 10^7 m/s over a 1.2 cm distance.
Let us find the acceleration:
Electric force is given as the product of charge and electric field strength:
F = qE
where q = electric charge
E = Electric field strength
Force is generally given as:
F = ma
where m = mass
a = acceleration
Equating both:
ma = qE
E = ma / q
For an electron:
m = 9.11 × 10^{-31} kg
q = 1.602 × 10^{-19} C
Therefore, the electric field strength of the electron is: