In a cyclotron,the time taken by an ion to describe a semicircular path in a dee is

  • A
    dependent on the speed of the ion.
  • B
    independent of the mass of the ion.
  • C
    independent of the speed of the ion and the radius of the circular path.
  • D
    dependent on the radius of the circular path.

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Assertion: Cyclotron does not accelerate electrons.
Reason: Mass of the electrons is very small.

Explain the working of a cyclotron and give its uses.

An alternating electric field,of frequency $f$,is applied across the dees (radius $\approx R$) of a cyclotron that is being used to accelerate protons (mass $\approx m$). The operating magnetic field $(B)$ used in the cyclotron and the kinetic energy $(K)$ of the proton beam,produced by it,are given by:

Assertion : Cyclotron is a device which is used to accelerate the positive ion.
Reason : Cyclotron frequency depends upon the velocity.

The maximum kinetic energy of a positive ion in a cyclotron is given by:

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