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Experiment 3

The document describes an experiment to measure the ratio of a particle's charge (e) to its mass (m) using a formula relating voltage (V), current diameter (dI), radius (R), and magnetic field strength (B). Seven trials were conducted with varying diameters and calculated (B*R)^2/2 values. A regression line fitted to a plot of V vs (B*R)^2/2 gave a slope corresponding to e/m of 1.6 x 10^11 C/kg. Uncertainty analysis found the average fractional uncertainty in e/m to be 0.1288, yielding a final measured value for e/m of (1.6 ± 0.2) x 10^

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Experiment 3

The document describes an experiment to measure the ratio of a particle's charge (e) to its mass (m) using a formula relating voltage (V), current diameter (dI), radius (R), and magnetic field strength (B). Seven trials were conducted with varying diameters and calculated (B*R)^2/2 values. A regression line fitted to a plot of V vs (B*R)^2/2 gave a slope corresponding to e/m of 1.6 x 10^11 C/kg. Uncertainty analysis found the average fractional uncertainty in e/m to be 0.1288, yielding a final measured value for e/m of (1.6 ± 0.2) x 10^

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DATA:

Trial
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Current
Diameter dD
(I)
dI
0.045
0.005
2.12
0.050
0.005
2.12
0.055
0.005
2.16
0.060
0.005
2.16
0.065
0.005
2.16
0.070
0.005
2.15
0.075
0.005
2.15

Using the formula V =


Y (V)

e
B2 R2

m
2

( )(

we have:

X (B^2*R^2)/2
128
163
182
208
241
294
333

6.92E-10
8.54E-10
1.07E-09
1.28E-09
1.50E-09
1.72E-09
1.98E-09

0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

Voltage
(V)
dV
128
163
182
208
241
294
333

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Radius
dR
0.0225
0.0025
0.0250
0.0025
0.0275
0.0025
0.0300
0.0025
0.0325
0.0025
0.0350
0.0025
0.0375
0.0025

B
1.65E-03
1.65E-03
1.68E-03
1.68E-03
1.68E-03
1.68E-03
1.68E-03

dB
7.80E-06
7.80E-06
7.80E-06
7.80E-06
7.80E-06
7.80E-06
7.80E-06

V vs. (B*R)^2/2
f(x) = 155908670605.5x + 18.68

The regression line gives us a slope of 1.6 x 10^11, so our measured value of e/m is 1.6 x 10^11.

Error Analysis:
We calculated the fractional uncertainty of (e/m) for each set of points with
d(e/m)/(e/m) Average d(e/m)/(e/m)
d(e/m)
0.15747029
2
0.121580961
1.90E+10
0.14171145
9
0.12884867
9
0.11813073
2
0.10906146
8
0.10128631
5
0.09455777
9

dV 2
dR 2
dB
+2
+2
V
R
B

) ( ) ( )

Then, taking the average, and using our measured value of (e/m) we have an uncertainty of 1.9 x 10^10.
Our final value for e/m is: (1.6 0.2) x 10^11 C/kg

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