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Reply to comment by tskir in How do alpha particles react to strong magnetic fields? by primitive_missionary
The large mass reduces the deflection - it increases inertia but not the force. An electron at the same speed will be deflected much more as its charge to mass ratio is larger by a factor 4000.
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