J. J. Thomson is best known for his discoveries about the nature of cathode rays. His...

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J. J. Thomson is best known for his discoveries about the nature of cathode rays. His other important contribution was the invention, together with one of his students, of the mass spectrometer, a device that measures the ratio of mass m to (positive) charge q of an ion. The spectrometer consists of two regions as shown in the figure (Figure 1) In the first region an electric field accelerates the ion and in the second the ion follows a circular arc in a magnetic field. The radius of curvature of the arc can be measured and then the m/q ratio can be found. After being accelerated to a speed of 1.88x105 m/s, the particle enters a uniform magnetic field of strength 0.900 T and travels in a circle of radius 35.0 cm (determined by observing where it hits the screen as shown in the figure). The results of this experiment allow one to find m/q- Find the ratio m/q for this particle. Express your answer numerically in kilograms per coulomb. View Available Hint(s) Figure . B 1 of 1 m/q = xa a b x x x X.10" J. J. Thomson is best known for his discoveries about the nature of cathode rays. His other important contribution was the invention, together with one of his students, of the mass spectrometer, a device that measures the ratio of mass m to (positive) charge q of an ion. The spectrometer consists of two regions as shown in the figure (Figure 1) In the first region an electric field accelerates the ion and in the second the ion follows a circular arc in a magnetic field. The radius of curvature of the arc can be measured and then the m/q ratio can be found. After being accelerated to a speed of 1.88x105 m/s, the particle enters a uniform magnetic field of strength 0.900 T and travels in a circle of radius 35.0 cm (determined by observing where it hits the screen as shown in the figure). The results of this experiment allow one to find m/q- Find the ratio m/q for this particle. Express your answer numerically in kilograms per coulomb. View Available Hint(s) Figure . B 1 of 1 m/q = xa a b x x x X.10"