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A charged particle moving in a uniform magnetic field and losses $4 \%$ of its kinetic energy. The radius of curvature of its path changes by
PhysicsMagnetic Effects of CurrentBITSATBITSAT 2015
Options:
  • A $2 \%$
  • B $4 \%$
  • C $10 \%$
  • D $12 \%$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $2 \%$
As we know $\mathrm{F}=\mathrm{qvB}=\frac{\mathrm{mv}^{2}}{\mathrm{r}}$

$\therefore \mathrm{r}=\frac{\mathrm{mv}}{\mathrm{Bq}}$

And $\mathrm{KE}=\mathrm{k}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{mv}^{2}$

$\therefore \mathrm{mv}=\sqrt{2 \mathrm{~km}}$

$\therefore \mathrm{r}=\frac{\mathrm{mv}}{\mathrm{qB}}=\frac{\sqrt{2 \mathrm{~km}}}{\mathrm{qB}}$

$\Rightarrow r \propto \sqrt{k}$ or $r=c^{1 / 2}(c$ is a constant $)$ $\frac{\mathrm{dr}}{\mathrm{dr}}=\mathrm{c} \frac{\mathrm{dk}^{1 / 2}}{\mathrm{dr}}$ or $\frac{\mathrm{c} \Delta \mathrm{k}}{\Delta \mathrm{r}}=2 \sqrt{\mathrm{k}}$

$\frac{\Delta r}{r}=\frac{\mathrm{c} \Delta \mathrm{k}}{2 \sqrt{\mathrm{k}} \mathrm{c} \sqrt{\mathrm{k}}}=\frac{\Delta \mathrm{k}}{2 \mathrm{k}}$

Therefore percentage changes in radius of path,

$\frac{\Delta r}{r} \times 100=\frac{\Delta k}{2 k} \times 100=2 \%$

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