Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field, a charged particle moves with constant speed $v$ in a…

Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field, a charged particle moves with constant speed $v$ in a circle of radius $R$. The time period of rotation of the particle
  1. depends on $v$ and not on $R$
  2. depends on $R$ and not on $v$
  3. is independent of both $v$ and $R$
  4. depends on both $v$ and $R$

Solution

The time period of circular motion of the charged particle is given by $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{T}=\frac{2 \pi \mathrm{r}}{\mathrm{v}}=\frac{2 \pi}{\mathrm{v}} \times \frac{\mathrm{mv}}{\mathrm{Bq}} \\ & \mathrm{T}=\frac{2 \pi \mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{Bq}} \end{aligned}$ Hence, time period of rotation of the charged particle in uniform magnetic field is independent of both $v$ and $R$.

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Screening)

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