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Ionized hydrogen atoms and α-particles with same momenta enters perpendicular to a constant magnetic field B. The ratio of their radii of their paths rH:rα will be
PhysicsMagnetic Effects of CurrentNEETNEET 2019 (All India)
Options:
  • A 2 :1
  • B 1 :2
  • C 4 :1
  • D 1 :4
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2 :1

The radius of a charge particle q moving in a magnetic field is given by,

r=mvqB=pqB; where m is mass, v is velocity and p is momentum of the charge particle.

For constant momentum and magnetic field,

r1q

So, the ratio of the radii of Hydrogen ion to α-particle will be,
rHrα=qαqH=21
rH:rα=2:1.

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