An electron is moving through a magnetic field whose magnitude is 8.70*10^-4 T. The electron experiences only a magnetic force and has an acceleration of magnitude 3.50*10^14 m/s^2. At a certain instant, it has a speed of 6.80*10^6m/s. Determine the angle (less than 90degrees) between the electron's velocity and the magnetic field.

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If you know acceleration, you know Force: F=ma. Knowing force, look at the magnetic force equation (sinThetaBqv?) and solve for velocity

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To determine the angle between the electron's velocity and the magnetic field, you can use the formula for the magnetic force on a charged particle moving through a magnetic field.

The formula for the magnitude of the magnetic force (F) is given by:
F = q * v * B * sin(θ)

Where:
- F is the magnetic force
- q is the charge of the particle
- v is the velocity of the particle
- B is the magnetic field strength
- θ is the angle between the velocity vector and the magnetic field vector

In this case, the electron experiences a magnetic force and has an acceleration. The magnitude of the acceleration (a) is related to the magnetic force by the equation:
F = m * a

Where:
- m is the mass of the electron
- a is the acceleration

Given that the electron has a magnitude of acceleration (a) of 3.50 * 10^14 m/s^2, you can calculate the magnitude of the magnetic force (F) acting on the electron using the formula above.

Once you have the magnitude of the magnetic force (F), you can rearrange the equation for the magnetic force to solve for the angle (θ) between the electron's velocity and the magnetic field:

θ = sin^(-1)(F / (q * v * B))

Using the known values given in the problem (charge of the electron, velocity of the electron, and magnitude of the magnetic field), you can substitute them into the equation to calculate the angle.

To determine the angle between the electron's velocity and the magnetic field, you can use the equation for the magnetic force experienced by a charged particle moving through a magnetic field:

F = qvBsinθ

where:
F is the magnitude of the magnetic force,
q is the charge of the particle (in this case, the charge of an electron, which is -1.60x10^-19 C),
v is the velocity of the particle,
B is the magnitude of the magnetic field, and
θ is the angle between the velocity and the magnetic field.

In this problem, the electron experiences an acceleration due to the magnetic force, so we have:

F = ma

Rearranging the equation for force and substituting the given values, we get:

ma = qvBsinθ

Simplifying:

θ = sin^(-1)(ma / qvB)

Now, substitute the given values:
m = mass of the electron = 9.11x10^-31 kg
a = acceleration = 3.50x10^14 m/s^2
q = charge of the electron = -1.60x10^-19 C
v = velocity = 6.80x10^6 m/s
B = magnetic field = 8.70x10^-4 T

Let's substitute these values into the equation to find the angle θ.