Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Atoms

Question:

A proton and an electron moving with same kinetic energy enter uniform magnetic field at right- angle to its direction. The ratio of radii of their trajectories will be:

Options:

$\sqrt{2} : 1$

$1: \sqrt{2}$

$1: 1$

$1: 2$

Correct Answer:

$\sqrt{2} : 1$

Explanation:

$r=\frac{\sqrt{2m \, K.E}}{qB}$, q is some for both electron and proton.

$⇒r ∝ \sqrt{m}⇒\frac{r_p}{m_e}=\sqrt{\frac{m_p}{m_e}}=\sqrt{\frac{1.67\times 10^{-27}}{9.1\times 10^{-31}}}$

$⇒\frac{r_p}{m_e}=\sqrt{\frac{m_p}{m_e}}$

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