What speed must an alpha particle maintain if it is to remain suspended, relative to Earth's surface, as it travels on a tangent to Earth's surface and perpendicularly through Earth's magnetic field of 50 x 10^-6 T?

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What speed must an alpha particle maintain if it is to remain suspended, relative to Earth's surface, as it travels on a tangent to Earth's surface and perpendicularly through Earth's magnetic field of 50 x 10^-6 T?
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