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A cyclotron is used to accelerate protons. If the operating magnetic field is and the radius of the cyclotron 'dees' is , the kinetic energy of the accelerated protons in will be :
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When the proton is rotated in a cyclotron its maximum velocity will be corresponding to the maximum radius of the circular path. We know that the radius of the circle in a magnetic field is given by,
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The kinetic energy will be,
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