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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 8:11pm.

An electron orbits a proton at a radius of 5.38 10-11 m. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at the proton due to the orbital motion of the electron?

College Physics - bobpursley, Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 9:25pm
Oliver Heaviside, in 1888, first solved this question for moving charges.

B=mu*q/4PI * v/r^2

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