The beam of electrons goes undeflected when passing through crossed electric and magnetic fields of magnitude 6x104 V/m and 1x10-3 T, respectively. What is the radius of the electron orbit, in mm, if the electric field is turned off? Give your answer to 2 decimals.

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The beam of electrons goes undeflected when passing through crossed electric and magnetic fields of magnitude 6x104 V/m and 1x10-3 T, respectively. What is the radius of the electron orbit, in mm, if the electric field is turned off? Give your answer to 2 decimals.

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