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$r = dfrac{m_ev}{|e|B}$
where $m_e = 9.11 times 10^{-31}:kg$ is mass of the electron and $|e| = 1.6 times 10^{-19}:C$ is the absolute value of the charge of the electron.
Magnitude of the magnetic field is given as $B =0.45:T$ and the speed of the electron is given as $v = 6.27 times 10^5:m/s$
So the radius of the electron’s path is
$r = dfrac{9.11 times 10^{-31} times 6.27 times 10^5}{1.6 times 10^{-19} times 0.45} = dfrac{9.11 times 6.27}{1.6 times 0.45} times 10^{-31} times 10^5 times 10^{19}$
$$
r =7933times 10^{-9}:m = 7933:nm
$$
$B = dfrac{m_e v}{|e| r}$
where $m_e = 9.11 times 10^{-31}:kg$ is the mass of the electron and $|e| = 1.6 times 10^{-19}:C$ is the absolute value of electron’s charge.
Radius of the circular path is $r=8.5:mm = 8.5 times 10^{-3}:m$ and the speed of the electron is $v=5.1 times 10^6:m/s$. So the required magnetic field is
$B = dfrac{9.11 times 10^{-31} times 5.1 times 10^6}{1.6 times 10^{-19} times 8.5 times 10^{-3}} = 3.42 times 10^{-3}:T$