What will be the ratio of specific charge of an alpha particle to that of proton? |
4:1 1:2 1:4 2:1 |
1:2 |
The specific charge is given by e/m. The specific charge of photon = e/mp ........(1) Mass of an alpha particle = 4mp Charge of alpha particle = 2 × charge of single protons = 2e The specific charge of alpha particle = 2e/4mp = e/2mp ......(2) So from (1) and (2), the ratio will be 1:2
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