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This applet simulates a mass spectrometer. Charged particles enter through an injector that selects their velocity. The electric charge interacts with the magnetic field to produce a centripetal force on the particle, keeping its trajectory on a circular path for as long as it is in the magnetic field. Particles of different mass wind up at different spots on the edge of the magnetic field. This simulation makes for good practice at using the right-hand rule.

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