An electron (mass $\mathrm{m}$ ) is accelerated through a potential difference of ' $\mathrm{V}$ ' and then…

An electron (mass $\mathrm{m}$ ) is accelerated through a potential difference of ' $\mathrm{V}$ ' and then it enters in a magnetic field of induction ' $\mathrm{B}$ ' normal to the lines. The radius of the circular path is (e = electronic charge $)$
  1. $\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{eV}}{\mathrm{m}}}$
  2. $\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{Vm}}{\mathrm{eB}^2}}$
  3. $\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{Vm}}{\mathrm{eB}}}$
  4. $\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{Vm}}{\mathrm{e}^2B}}$

Solution

Radius of circular path in a cyclotron is given by $\mathrm{R}=\frac{\mathrm{mV}}{\mathrm{qB}}$ Here $\mathrm{q}=\mathrm{e}$, $\therefore \quad \mathrm{R}=\frac{\mathrm{mV}}{\mathrm{eB}}... (i)$ On entering the field, $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{KE}=\mathrm{eV}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{mv}^2 \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{V} & =\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{eV}}{\mathrm{m}}}... (ii) \end{aligned}$ Putting (ii) into (i), $\mathrm{R}=\frac{\mathrm{m} \sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{eV}}{\mathrm{m}}}}{\mathrm{eB}}=\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{Vm}}{\mathrm{eB}^2}}$ .

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (09 May Shift 1)

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