27.

56: a) Motion is circular:

x 2  y 2  R 2  x  D  y1  R 2  D 2 (path of deflected particle)
y 2  R (equation for tangent to the circle, path of undeflected particle)
D2  D2 
d  y 2  y1  R  R 2  D 2  R  R 1  2  R 1  1  2 
R  R 
  1 D 2  D 2
If R  D  d  R 1  1    .
  2 R 2  2 R
mv
For a particle moving in a magnetic field, R  qB .
1 1 2mV
But mv 2  qV , so R  .
2 B q
D2B q D2B e
Thus, the deflection d   .
2 2mV 2 2mV
b) 
(0.50 m) 2 (5.0  10 5 T) (1.6  10 19 C)
d   0.067 m  6.7 cm.
2 2(9.11  10 31 kg)(750 V)
d  13% of D, which is fairly significant.